Coming soon
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Leafwell is coming to Arizona soon! Join our waitlist to be notified when we’re live in the state.
Once we’re live, you’ll be able to book an appointment for a medical marijuana consultation.
To get approved, you will need medical records related to your condition and upload them when you create your account. You will also need a current Arizona Driver License or ID card and to forward us a signed Patient Attestation Form.
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You’ll consult with an MMJ doctor for around 15 minutes to evaluate your condition and ask any questions you may have about your medical marijuana treatment.
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Your certificate is uploaded to the patient profile you have created on the state website.
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Arizona does not have physical medical cannabis cards. The AZ versions are electronic MMJ ID cards.
Once you receive your digital AZ MMJ Card, you can legally begin purchasing medical marijuana in Arizona at a dispensary near you!
You don’t have to have an MMJ card to legally buy cannabis in Arizona, but there are multiple reasons to become a cardholder.
Ballot Proposition 203 "The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act" was approved in 2012. This means that a patient with a written or oral certificate by a physician could use, cultivate and possess cannabis. Arizona’s first medical marijuana dispensary, Arizona Organic, opened in 2012.
Like many other states, Arizona has expanded its telemedicine services and has ordered insurance companies to expand coverage (although medical cannabis is unlikely to be covered by insurance due to its federally illegal status). The barriers have been lowered, meaning that you can speak to a physician online about medical cannabis certification.
Recreational, adult-use marijuana is legal in Arizona. For those 21 or older, possession of up to 1 ounce (28 g) of marijuana (with no more than 5 grams being marijuana concentrate), or growing up to 6 marijuana plants at their home (with up to 12 marijuana plants in households with two or more adult members) is now legal.
How to qualify
You must be 18 to apply for a medical marijuana card for yourself, and caregivers must be 18 years old or over.
In Arizona, the following conditions may qualify you for a medical marijuana card:
Qualifying Arizona patients may possess up to 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana every 14 days.
Only qualifying patients who live more than 25 miles away from a legally recognized marijuana dispensary may cultivate medical marijuana. Up to 12 cannabis plants can be grown for a qualifying individual.
Caregivers
The patient fills in caregiver information on the application form for medical marijuana. Caregivers will need a completed physician’s attestation form, and they’ll require their completed application form, too. The process for a Caregiver’s medical cannabis card is similar to the process for a patient. Schools, colleges, and universities do not have to accommodate medical cannabis use on campus, although they cannot discriminate against medical cannabis cardholders when it comes to enrolment.
To apply as a caregiver, follow this process:
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The patient must complete the application and be approved by ADHS before the caregiver can assist.
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Go to the state website. Fill out the application form.
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Complete the designated caregiver attestation form.
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Once approved, you will receive a caregiver’s identification card.
Limited reciprocity is available to ‘visiting qualifying patients.’
To qualify, the patient:
The out-of-state registration card has the same force and effect as a card issued in Arizona, except that the visiting qualifying patient may not purchase medical marijuana in Arizona.
An Arizona medical marijuana card is recognized in some other states with a medical marijuana program, although the digital format may make this difficult in some places on occasion.
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We are unable to certify Arizona patients for medical marijuana at this time.
The patient registry fee is $150, which is separate from the physician’s fee.
In Arizona, the following conditions may qualify you for a medical marijuana certificate and card:
You cannot get certified for medical marijuana online with Leafwell in Arizona.
In general, you will need to find a friendly medical cannabis physician, get a recommendation (an official physician’s certificate recommending you for cannabis called a Patient Attestation Form), gather the relevant ID and proof of address, filling out the online application form, and sending submitting it.
You must be aged 18 years old or over in order to apply for a medical marijuana card for yourself. Caregivers must be 18 years old or over.
Yes, those who are under 18 can get a medical marijuana certificate and card if they have a qualifying condition and a caregiver. Unfortunately, Leafwell is not able to certify anyone online at this moment in time.
