Get Your Ohio Medical Marijuana Card Online

Ohio residents 18 and older with a qualifying condition and certification from their physician can register with the state's medical marijuana program. Minors under 18 must have an adult caregiver and consent from their parent or another person responsible for providing consent to treatment.

• AIDS, 
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 
• Alzheimer’s disease, 
• cachexia, 
• cancer, 
• chronic traumatic encephalopathy, 
• Crohn’s disease, 
• epilepsy or another seizure disorder, 
• fibromyalgia, 
• glaucoma, 
• hepatitis C, 
• Huntington’s disease, 
• inflammatory bowel disease, 
• multiple sclerosis, 
• pain that is either chronic and severe or intractable, 
• Parkinson’s disease, 
• positive status for HIV, 
• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 
• sickle cell anemia, 
• Spasticity, 
• spinal cord disease or injury, 
• terminal illness, 
• Tourette syndrome, 
• traumatic brain injury, and 
• ulcerative colitis.

In February 2021, the State Medical Board of Ohio determined the following conditions are considered covered by an existing qualifying condition: arthritis, chronic migraines, and complex regional pain syndrome. These conditions were determined to be covered by pain that is either chronic or intractable.

Most patients in Ohio qualify, but there is a process to add conditions that aren't listed. The process is slow and takes roughly a year. To add a qualifying condition in Ohio, the patient must submit a petition to the Ohio State Medical Board. You can learn more about the process on the Ohio State Medical Board's website.

Having a medical marijuana card in Ohio is the only way to legally purchase or possess cannabis in the state. Buying cannabis legally ensures access safe, tested medicine. Patients also benefit from increased legal protections. Most importantly, patients receive proper medical guidance from their physicians, helping them to work cannabis into their health and wellness routine for maximum benefit.

Since marijuana is still federally illegal, insurers will not reimburse for the cost of medical marijuana products.

Your physician will upload your approval to the state's database within 24 to 48 hours. You'll receive an email shortly after inviting you to complete your registration with the state. Only click the provided link once! If you click it multiple times, you'll receive an error message and will need to submit an email to the state to get your link re-issued. Once you've registered and paid the state registration fee, you'll be able to print out your card and use it at a dispensary.

With NuggMD, you are ONLY charged for your evaluation if you are approved. We believe everyone deserves access to a qualified medical cannabis doctor, 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. You can also change your mind after your evaluation if you wish and request a refund, but you must do so before your certification has been submitted to the state. 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 can see any physician with an active Certificate to Recommend cannabis from Ohio's State Medical Board. All NuggMD physicians are licensed in the state for which they provide medical marijuana evaluations and have received all state-required certifications and training.

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, you can as of June 2021. Before this, patients were required to present a valid Ohio driver's license or passport. Now, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy allows a driver's license or ID from any other state or any of the following documents: 

• *Birth certificate, 
• *Consular report of birth abroad, 
• *Certificate of naturalization, 
• *Certificate of citizenship, 
• *Permanent resident card, 
• *I-797 Case Type of N-565 

If you choose to use ID from another state, or one of the documents listed above, you'll also need to provide two proofs of residency such as a W-2, paystubs, bill, deed, rental or mortgage statement. The list is extensive. To see the complete list of documents needed for an Ohio medical marijuana card, see this announcement from the State Board of Pharmacy.