Apply For Your Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card Online

Pennsylvania has up to 23 qualifying conditions that make residents eligible for the state wide program including:

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease
• Anxiety (Added in 2019)
• Autism
• Cancer
• Crohn’s disease
• Damage to the spinal cord’s nervous tissue with an objective neurological indication of uncompromising spasticity
• Dyskinetic and spastic movement disorders
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Huntington Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Intractable
• Seizures
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuropathy
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Opioid use disorder
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Severe, chronic, or intractable pain
• Sickle Cell
• Anemia
• Terminal illness
• Tourette syndrome

After your prescription has been approved by the doctor, you must return to the online medical marijuana portal, to complete your application, register with the PA Department of Health, and submit the $50 application fee. Patients may be able to get a discount through the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program (MMAP) if they participate in the following goverment programs may be able to get a discounted medical marijuana card: Medicaid, PACE/PACENET, CHIP, SNAP, and WIC.

The state will mail you your card and you can begin purchasing marijuana legally from any Pennsylvania dispensary once you have your card in hand. The state can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to mail your card depending on the number of applications that they are actively receiving at that time.

Along with having one or more of the qualifying conditions a patient must be able to prove they are a Pennsylvania resident with a valid driver’s license or state identification card, unless they are a minor.

Getting a Utah medical marijuana card with Veriheal costs a total of $249. Your $199 fee with Veriheal covers your consultation fee, physician copay, and the medical evaluation for your recommendation, with financing options. The state requires a $50 fee for registration.

A Pennsylvania caregiver must meet certain requirements including being at least 18 years old and prove they are a state resident with a valid driver’s license or identification card. Additionally, a caregiver must not have a criminal record, which excludes them from assisting any approved patient. According to Pennsylvania law, “you cannot be approved as a caregiver if you have been convicted of a criminal offense relating to the sale or possession of drugs, narcotics, or controlled substances within the last five years.” An approved Pennsylvania caregiver can assist up to five state-registered patients.

The PA DOH indicates that up to two (2) caregivers may be designated by registry patients who require help in acquiring or using medical cannabis. Caregivers must be at least 21 years of age and can only care for up to five (5) patients.

PDH-approved caregivers can buy medical cannabis at an authorized clinic as well as possess, transport and administer medical marijuana to patients after purchase. The PA caregivers application method is as follows:

• Register for the program through the
• Registry of Patients and Caregivers.
• Provide a Pennsylvania driver’s permit or an identification card issued by Pennsylvania with a present address to demonstrate Pennsylvania residency.
• Complete a background check for criminal history.
• Complete registration by paying $50 for an identification card for medical marijuana.

It can take between four and six weeks after your fingerprint appointment, a portion of the background check, to receive notification about being approved as a caregiver.

Pennsylvania prohibits any smokable cannabis, only allowing other specific forms for sale including pills and capsules, oils, gels, creams, ointments, tinctures, liquids, select concentrates, and syringe injectable products in dispensaries. Cannabis flower is only permitted if it comes in vaporable form. Both patients and caregivers are allowed to possess up to a 30-day supply of medical cannabis. Cannabis edibles including gummies and chocolates are also illegal.

Pennsylvania prohibits any smokable cannabis, only allowing other specific forms for sale including pills and capsules, oils, gels, creams, ointments, tinctures, liquids, select concentrates, and syringe injectable products in dispensaries. Cannabis flower is only permitted if it comes in vaporable form. Both patients and caregivers are allowed to possess up to a 30-day supply of medical cannabis. Cannabis edibles including gummies and chocolates are also illegal.

Cultivation is not legal in Pennsylvania.

To renew your Pennsylvania medical marijuana card through Veriheal, you’ll need to schedule a renewal appointment with one of our physicians. They can confirm that you still need medical cannabis for your qualifying condition and help you with the renewal process. We will remind you when it’s almost time for your renewal appointment, or you can reach out to our Customer Service Department so we can assist you and apply a renewal discount for you.

Your first medical marijuana card in Pennsylvania will be valid for 90 days. Your second and third renewals are good for 6 months. After that, future renewals will be needed annually.