Medicinal Marijuana

Who can participate in the Pennsylvania Medicinal Marijuana program?

A person with an approved serious medical condition who is a Pennsylvania resident and is certified by a doctor can participate. The following is the current list of the approved serious medical conditions:

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

• Anxiety disorders.

• Autism.

• Cancer, including remission therapy.

• Chronic Hepatitis C

• Crohn’s disease.

• Damage to the nervous tissue of the central nervous system (brain-spinal cord) with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, and other associated neuropathies.

• Dyskinetic and spastic movement disorders.

• Epilepsy.

• Glaucoma.

• HIV / AIDS.

• Huntington’s disease.

• Inflammatory bowel disease.

• Intractable seizures.

• Multiple sclerosis.

• Neurodegenerative diseases.

• Neuropathies.

• Opioid use disorder for which conventional therapeutic interventions are contraindicated or ineffective, or for which adjunctive therapy is indicated in combination with primary therapeutic interventions.

• Parkinson’s disease.

• Post-traumatic stress disorder.

• Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain.

• Sickle cell anemia.

• Terminal illness.

• Tourette syndrome.

Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Process

Step 1: Register yourself on the PA Medical Marijuana Program website

• Go to medicalmarijuana.pa.gov

• Click on “Apply for ID Card/Access Account”

• Click “Adult Patient Registration”

• Create a patient account by entering your information and then creating a username and password.

Step 2:  Get certified by a physician

• Call or e-mail us to set up an appointment. Contact us

• We will e-mail you a patient packet to complete and return. 

• Payment must be made within 48 hours to hold your appointment (*same day if the booking is last-minute.) 

• Our provider will call you at your scheduled appointment time. 

• All certifications are valid for a full year (the maximum allowed by law)!

Step 3: Order your PA MMJ ID Card

• Log back into the patient account that you created on the PA Medical Marijuana Program website, click “Make Payment” from the menu and pay your annual card fee to the State. This triggers the State to print-out and mail you your PA MMJ ID card.

• The annual card fee paid to the State is $50, but you can request a fee reduction or a fee waiver (to $0) if you participate in any of the following programs: Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, Pacenet/Pace, CHIP.  

• More information can be found on the PA Medical Marijuana Program site:  Click here

Step 4: Receive your card in the mail

• The PA Dept. of Health will mail your ID card to the address that you have listed in your Profile Settings in your patient account. 

• You will receive your PA MMJ ID card in the mail within about 1-2 weeks.

Step 5: Go to any dispensary in PA and purchase cannabis products

• You are not limited to any one dispensary, and you may shop at any and all dispensaries in the state of PA. 

• To find a dispensary near you, use the interactive map below, or simply Google “Medical Marijuana Dispensary near me.” Click here for an Interactive map on the PA MMJ site

Our Fees

Certification and recertification occur via a phone conversation with our licensed medical providers. These appointments are not covered by health insurance. 

Certification ($200): 20-30 min conversation with a licensed medical provider

Yearly Recertification ($160): 15-20 min conversation with a licensed medical provider