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To get a Georgia medical cannabis card, you must be a Georgia resident, be 18 or older (or the parent or guardian of a qualifying minor), and be certified by a Georgia-licensed physician for one of the state’s qualifying conditions, such as intractable pain, cancer, multiple sclerosis, seizure disorders, or PTSD (adults only), according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Your physician submits your certification to the state’s Medical Cannabis Patient Registry, and the Department of Public Health may contact you to verify your residency before issuing your card.

A NuggMD medical cannabis evaluation in Georgia is $98.

NuggMD patients can pay using their FSA. Insurance companies aren’t required to cover the cost of medical cannabis products or the state evaluation, but it’s possible that insurance companies begin to cover more costs for patients now that medical cannabis has been rescheduled to Schedule 3.

Most Georgia patients receive their medical cannabis card about three weeks after their physician submits their certification. Your NuggMD evaluation can be done online in as little as 15 minutes; after that, the Georgia Department of Public Health processes your registration and the $30 state fee, then mails your card or makes it available for pickup.

With NuggMD, you get your money back if you aren’t approved. For any other questions about NuggMD’s refund policy, contact our customer care team for support. Once a refund has been initiated, please allow 3-5 business days for the funds to transfer back to the card you used for the transaction.

Yes, Georgia accepts out of state med cards for up to 45 days. Visitors with a valid medical cannabis registration card from another state can legally possess medical cannabis in Georgia for 45 days, as long as their home state’s card covers the same types of products Georgia allows, according to Georgia law. After 45 days, you’ll need to apply for a Georgia medical cannabis card.

Yes, if you’re 21 or older. The Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act (SB 220), signed by Gov. Kemp in May 2026, allows registered patients 21 and older to vaporize medical cannabis starting July 1, 2026. Smoking is still prohibited, and you can’t vape medical cannabis in public places.

Registered Georgia patients and caregivers can possess up to 12,000 milligrams of THC in medical cannabis products, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Products must be kept in their original labeled containers from the dispensary. SB 220 also removed the old 5% THC potency cap on medical products.

Registered patients can buy medical cannabis at dispensaries licensed by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, which lists locations on its website. Since SB 220 took effect on July 1, 2026, dispensaries can sell a wider range of products, including oils, capsules, tinctures, topicals, gummies, and flower for vaporization. Recreational cannabis remains illegal in Georgia.