Get Your Georgia Medical Marijuana Card

Next steps after approval

Congratulations on getting approved for your medical certification. Here’s a guide for what you need to do next.

1. Once approved, you will receive an email with your physician’s certificate and the Low THC Oil waiver.
2. You must sign the waiver (not the certificate) in the presence of a notary. You can also use an online notary service.
   1. Try these services:
      1. One Notary
      2. Notarize
      3. Online Notary
3. Send a copy of the notarized waiver back to Leafwell via email: documents@secure.leafwell.com.
4. The Leafwell physician will submit your application to Georgia’s Low THC program on your behalf.
   1. If additional documentation is required to process your application, state staff will contact you directly.
5. You will receive an email with a link to the state’s secure payment portal in 2-3 business days. The card fee is $30, plus a $3.75 processing fee for online payments.
6. Once your payment is processed, your card will be shipped to the mailing address on file within 10 business days.

You can check the status of your Low THC Oil Card here.

How to renew my Georgia marijuana card

Need to renew your Georgia medical marijuana card? Your low THC-oil registry card is valid for five years. You’ll want to initiate the renewal process before it officially expires. The process for low THC-oil registered patients to renew their card is very similar to getting the card for the first time. You can see step-by-step instructions and kick off the process on our Georgia renewal page.

Legal limitations for cardholders

Here are some important Georgia medical marijuana laws to know to safely use your card in line with state and federal law:

• Georgia’s Medical Marijuana Laws: In 2019, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law House Bill 234, which established the creation of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission approved the licenses of two companies — Trulieve and Botanical Sciences — to sell select low-THC medical marijuana products to registered medical marijuana patients. Trulieve opened the first of the two medical marijuana dispensaries. Eligible patients may possess up to 20 ounces of low THC cannabis oil. Medical cannabis products that patients can find in the dispensary include tinctures, topicals, and capsules.
• Recreational Cannabis is Illegal:  Although adult-use recreational cannabis remains illegal in Georgia, some cities and counties within the state have decriminalized cannabis at a local level, including the cities of Atlanta, Clarkston, Forest Park, Savannah, South Fulton, Statesboro, unincorporated Fulton County, and Macon-Bibb County. Nevertheless, you cannot legally buy recreational cannabis in these or any other cities within Georgia.
• Cultivation is Illegal: Growing marijuana is illegal, even for medical cardholders. You must buy medical marijuana products from licensed medical marijuana dispensaries.
• CBD and Delta-8 Laws: Although Georgia’s medical cannabis program is one of the strictest in the country, other cannabis-related products are allowed under current laws. While there have been efforts by some government officials to crack down on sales of delta-8 products, you can still legally purchase such products as of right now.
• Under HB 234, which legalized a form of medical marijuana in Georgia, qualified patients have access to select low-THC products from the few operational medical dispensaries in the state. Under the law, a patient can receive a registry card if they are:
  • An adult with one more qualifying conditions
  • The legal guardian of an adult with one or more qualifying conditions
  • The legal guardians of a minor child with one or more qualifying conditions.

Potential members of the low THC registry must receive certification from a doctor to obtain their card. Once obtained, qualified patients can possess up to 20 fluid ounces of low-THC oil. This amount may look visually different depending on the type of low-THC product you purchase. Product options include oral capsules, sublinguals, and topicals. Medical cardholders are not allowed to possess any other forms of cannabis, such as edibles or flower.

How to become a caregiver

Georgia law defines a caregiver as a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of an individual under 18 or the legal guardian of an adult.

To serve as a medical marijuana patient’s caregiver in Georgia, you’ll need to provide the following information to the patient’s certifying physician:

• • Full name
  • Current address and phone number
  • Email address

Caregivers must pay a nonrefundable $30 fee (plus a $3.75 processing fee) after receiving an email with a link to the state’s payment portal.

Once payment is processed, the card will be shipped to the mailing address on file within 10 business days.

Can you use a Georgia medical card in other states?

Georgia does not have reciprocity with other states. However, according to the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, Georgia recognizes out-of-state medical patients who have been in the state for fewer than 45 days and possess a valid registration card issued by another state that allows the same possession of low THC oil.

The following states and territories recognize out-of-state medical marijuana cards:

• Arizona
• Arkansas *
• Delaware
• Hawaii *
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Michigan (at the dispensary’s discretion)
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey *
• New Mexico
• Oklahoma *
• Puerto Rico
• Rhode Island
• U.S. Virgin Islands *
• Utah * (up to two 21-day periods in a calendar year)
• Washington, D.C.

*Visitors must complete a visiting patient application with the state medical marijuana program.

Minor patient information

A minor child diagnosed with a qualifying condition may be eligible for a Georgia marijuana card.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, parents or legal guardians of a minor patient diagnosed with a qualifying condition may apply for a low THC Oil identification card.

Each parent or legal guardian may apply for a separate Georgia low THC oil identification card.