Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Doctors
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✓ Convenient telehealth appointments
✓ State-certified cannabis physicians
✓ Expertise in certifying for all PA qualifying conditions
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How to Get Your PA Medical Marijuana Card
Signed in 2016, Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act allows state residents who have a serious medical condition, as certified by an approved physician, to receive medical marijuana treatment. The program, run by the Pennsylvania (PA) Department of Health, requires annual recertification by a state-approved physician. Qualified patients may purchase medical marijuana products, with use of their PA Medical Marijuana ID Card, at licensed dispensaries.
Qualifying Conditions
Pennsylvania patients with the following conditions may qualify for medical marijuana treatment:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- 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 (IBD)
- Intractable seizures
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- 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 (PTSD)
- Severe chronic or intractable pain
- Sickle cell anemia
- Terminal illness
- Tourette syndrome
PENNSYLVANIA FAQS
To receive a card, patients must: 1) register on the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Registry website, 2) see an approved practitioner to get certified, and 3) pay for their medical marijuana ID card. CannaMD physicians will be in Pennsylvania soon – join our waitlist via the form above!
We’ve written a convenient guide covering everything you need to know about the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program Registry.
Just need the direct link? Visit the PA MMP Registry here.
Unfortunately, no. Pennsylvania law currently states that only residents, with a Pennsylvania driver’s license or a Pennsylvania state-issued ID card, may qualify.
There are no age restrictions; however, minors (under 18 years old) require a caregiver.
Medical
CannaMD requires proof of previous diagnosis for the medical condition for which you’re seeking medical cannabis treatment. We accept physician-signed progress notes, written on either a prescription pad or practice letterhead, with your diagnosing doctor’s full name, date, and signature along with the condition for which you’ve been diagnosed. Disability documentation may be approved if your qualifying condition is specifically outlined. We do not accept lab results, x-rays, prescription bottles, patient portal screenshots, disability documentation, or pharmacy medication lists.
Residence
All patients and caregivers must have proof of Pennsylvania residency in the form of a Pennsylvania driver’s license or a Pennsylvania state-issued ID card with their current address. Patients and caregivers must also have a working email address. Lastly, patients must provide their Patient ID number (which is generated in the Registry when patients set up their state account).
The annual state fee for patients and caregivers is $50. Individuals who participate in the following government programs may qualify for fee waiver: Medicaid, PACE/PACENET, CHIP, SNAP, and WIC. Note: Caregivers only play one $50 fee, regardless of how many patients they cover. Replacement card fees are $25 for the first card and $50 for each card after that.
Pennsylvania allows the following routes of administration:
- Capsules
- Liquid
- Oil
- Pill
- Suppository
- Tincture
- Topical
- Vape
Smoking and edibles are not permitted. However, dispensaries do sell troches and flower products.
Pennsylvania law requires recertification via an approved physician once a year (every 365 days).
No. Pennsylvania allows telehealth appointments for medical marijuana certification and renewal, meaning you can connect with an approved physician from the comfort of your own home!
PATIENT RIGHTS
The following is not legal advice and is intended for educational purposes only.
Confidentiality
According to Pennsylvania Rules and Regulations: Title 28, the following information is considered confidential, is not subject to the Right-to-Know Law, and will not otherwise be released to a person unless under court order:
- The name or other personal identifying information of a patient or caregiver who applies for or is issued an identification card,
- Individual identifying information concerning a patient or caregiver (or both),
- A patient certification issued by a practitioner,
- Information on an identification card,
- Information provided by the Pennsylvania State Police regarding a caregiver, including criminal history (relating to background checks), and
- Information regarding a patient’s serious medical condition.
Employment
According to the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act, no employer may discharge, threaten, refuse to hire or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee regarding an employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, location or privileges solely on the basis of such employee’s status as an individual who is certified to use medical marijuana. However, employers are not required to make any accommodation of the use of medical marijuana on the property or premises of any place of employment. The Medical Marijuana Act in no way limits an employer’s ability to discipline an employee for being under the influence of medical marijuana in the workplace or for working while under the influence of medical marijuana when the employee’s conduct falls below the standard of care normally accepted for that position.
School
A parent, legal guardian or caregiver may administer medical marijuana to their child/student on school premises provided that the parent, legal guardian or caregiver: (1) provides the school principal with a Patient Authorization Letter; and (2) notifies the school principal, in advance, of each instance in which the parent or caregiver will administer medical marijuana to the child/student. The parent/caregiver must follow all school protocols applicable to visitors to the school during the school day. A parent, legal guardian, or caregiver must bring to the school and administer medical marijuana to their child/student without creating a distraction, and must promptly remove any excess medical marijuana and related materials from the school premises after the administration of medical marijuana is complete. The school must provide a secure and private location for the parent/legal guardian/caregiver to administer medical marijuana to the student. Students themselves are not permitted to possess any form of medical marijuana at any time on school property or during any school activities on school property.
Firearms
According to Pennsylvania State Police, it is unlawful for medical marijuana patients to apply for, possess, or renew a Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearm (LTC). As a reminder: This is not legal advice. CannaMD encourages patients to direct additional questions to legal counsel.
Prohibited Use
A patient may not operate or be in physical control of any of the following while under the influence with a blood content of more than 10 nanograms of active THC per milliliter of blood in serum:
- Chemicals which require a permit issued by the federal government or a state government or an agency of the federal government or a state government.
- High-voltage electricity or any other public utility.