Get Your Kentucky Medical Marijuana Card in Minutes
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How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Kentucky
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1. Sign Up
Fill out a 30-second, confidential questionnaire. Your new medical cannabis practitioner will review it in anticipation of your first visit.
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2. Get Your Evaluation
You’ll meet face-to-face with your new practitioner to evaluate whether your condition qualifies for Kentucky’s medical marijuana program. If approved, your practitioner will enter you in the state's medical marijuana registry.
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3. Receive Your State Card
Complete your registration with the state’s patient and caregiver online registry. Your application approval can take up to 30 days. Upon approval, the state will issue your registry ID card electronically.
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Qualifying Conditions for a Kentucky Medical Marijuana Card
The Kentucky medical cannabis program allows cannabis recommendations for the below qualifying conditions:
- Any type or form of cancer, regardless of stage.
- Chronic or debilitating pain.
- Epilepsy or any other seizure disorder.
- Multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity.
- Chronic nausea or cyclical vomiting syndrome proven resistant to conventional treatments.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Any other medical condition or disease determined by the Kentucky Center for Cannabis
Register for a Kentucky Medical Card
Getting a med card in Kentucky is easy with NuggMD. Just sign up for an account and make an appointment for a first-time in-person visit with a Kentucky-licensed medical marijuana practitioner. Currently, NuggMD has practitioners available in Paris, KY.
Once the state receives your practitioner’s recommendation, you can complete your application online. Kentucky charges a $25 fee for registration. You’ll be notified within 30 days of your application status. If approved, you’ll be issued an electronic Registry ID card. Your Kentucky medical marijuana card is valid for one year.
Renew Your Medical Card in Kentucky
At the moment, the state isn’t issuing registry identification cards. Once they begin, Registry Identification Cards will be good for one year from date of issuance. Your initial evaluation must be in the physical presence of the doctor, but follow-up evaluations can be conducted via telemedicine if the physician thinks it’s appropriate.
Become a Kentucky Medical Marijuana Caregiver
Kentucky medical cannabis patients can designate a caregiver to help them purchase, store and prepare cannabis for their treatment. Patients under 18 must have a caregiver, which can be their parent or guardian.
Kentucky caregivers must obtain the following information and documents for their caregiver application:
- Name of the qualified patient
- Registry ID card number of the qualified patient
- Written certification from a registered medical cannabis practitioner for the patient
- Documentation that the patient has been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition
- Attestation of serving as the caregiver for the identified qualified patient (included in the notarized caregiver signature form)
Caregivers will use this information to fill out their application on the state’s patient and caregiver registry portal. Then they will pay the required fee and submit it for approval.
To qualify as a caregiver, they must:
- Be 21 years or older
- Be a Kentucky resident
- Not be convicted of a disqualifying felony offense
- Sign a notarized agreement documenting their duties as a caregiver
The caregiver application fee is $25.
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We are a team of cannabis and technology professionals focused on connecting you with state-licensed doctors. We believe all people deserve access to medical cannabis if they think it might improve their quality of life. Since our founding in 2015, we’ve held ourselves and our partners to the highest standards to ensure every patient we serve is able to access reliable cannabis information, trustworthy medical practitioners, and proactive updates on the cannabis healthcare ecosystem and legislation that may affect their experience as a medical cannabis patient.
Whether you’re a cannabis connoisseur or thinking of becoming a first-time medical marijuana patient, our network of doctors will listen to your needs and give you an honest opinion about whether they think cannabis can help.
Frequently asked. Frequently answered.
To qualify for a medical marijuana card in Kentucky, you must:
* be a permanent Kentucky resident
* not have a disqualifying criminal offense
* be diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition by a licensed Kentucky practitioner
* be entered into the patient and caregiver registry by your practitioner
* obtain a Registry ID card
Qualifying conditions for medical marijuana in Kentucky include:
* Any type or form of cancer, regardless of stage.
* Chronic or debilitating pain.
* Epilepsy or any other seizure disorder.
* Multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity.
* Chronic nausea or cyclical vomiting syndrome proven resistant to conventional treatments.
* Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
* Any other medical condition or disease determined by the Kentucky Center for Cannabis
You might be able to in the future! Kentucky allows the Kentucky Center for Cannabis to recommend additional qualifying conditions.
The benefits of having a medical marijuana card in Kentucky include:
* Legal Access to Cannabis: Recreational cannabis is still illegal in Kentucky so becoming a patient is the only legal way to possess cannabis, or to purchase it once sales begin.
* Safe and Tested Products: Once sales begin, Kentucky medical marijuana patients have access to medical cannabis products that are thoroughly tested for safety and quality.
* Legal Protections: Cardholders receive legal protections for using cannabis for medical purposes
* Personalized Medical Guidance: Medical marijuana patients receive medical advice and treatment plans from licensed practitioners to address their condition and symptoms.
Kentucky charges a $25 annual fee for both patient and caregiver medical marijuana card applications. This fee is separate from the cost of your medical evaluation and follow-up appointments. NuggMD offers low-cost, risk-free Kentucky medical cannabis evaluations, and you only pay if you’re approved for medical cannabis.
Cannabis, whether medical or recreational, remains federally illegal. Therefore, most insurance companies won’t cover cannabis-based treatments. Rescheduling or descheduling may change this in the future.
Getting a Kentucky medical marijuana card evaluation with NuggMD is fast and easy. The state can take up to 30 days to process your application, and your medical card will be issued electronically upon approval.
With NuggMD, you are only charged for your evaluation if you are approved. We believe everyone deserves access to a qualified medical cannabis practitioner, and the cost of an evaluation shouldn’t be a barrier.
You’ll only be charged if you’re approved for your medical marijuana certification. If not, your evaluation is free! If you sign up and pay for your evaluation, but then cancel before your evaluation, there is a small $10 fee for the payment processing. Once you’ve been certified, a refund for services will no longer be available. Please send an email to support@nuggmd.com with the subject line “Refund Request” and a brief description of your issue. Patients won’t receive a refund for failure to follow through with their certification process once the practitioner completes the certification requirements. It is the patient’s responsibility to complete their certification. If you’re stuck or having trouble completing your certification, please reach out to customer service and our agents will help you through the process. We want to make sure you’re 100% satisfied with your purchase being that you, the customer, are the most important thing to us! 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. A refund is no longer available more than 30 days after the date of your evaluation. If any issues arise, please feel free to reach back out for further assistance.
Yes. You have the right to see any licensed Kentucky practitioner to renew your medical marijuana recommendation. Whether you got your initial evaluation through NuggMD or a different practitioner, our Kentucky-licensed practitioners are standing by to help with your renewal.
This depends on the state to which you’re traveling. Each state has different rules regarding reciprocity, and some don’t allow it at all. Check with your destination state to learn more.
Yes. To get a visiting patient ID to access medical cannabis in Kentucky, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be at least 21 years old
- Possess a valid out-of-state medical cannabis registry ID card
- Have documentation showing diagnosis with a qualifying medical condition under Kentucky law
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