Apply for Your Maine Medical Marijuana Card Online

An online consultation with a Leafwell healthcare provider for a Maine medical marijuana certificate is $49 for new patients and renewals.

The consultation fee includes a 1-year certification, and you’ll only be charged if approved. Plus, now you can sign up with a friend and each save 10% on your consultation with Leafwell.

Please note: Patients will receive a digital image of their certification within 48 business hours that should be accepted as a temporary card while the physical certification and card arrive by mail within five to seven days of approval.

Maine no longer has qualifying conditions for a medical marijuana certificate and card. Instead, it is up to the certifying healthcare provider to determine whether medical cannabis may be of benefit to you.

If you’re not sure if your condition can be helped by medical marijuana, we recommend doing some research on our conditions page. If you feel that you could benefit from cannabis, book an appointment with one of our online medical marijuana providers and speak with them about your condition and your research. Then they can either approve or deny you based on their medical experience and your anecdotal evidence.

Telemedicine for medical cannabis is legal in Maine. Therefore Leafwell’s services are accessible via telehealth in Maine. Leafwell can help you renew your medical marijuana certificate and card. If you’re a returning patient, all your information is stored in our HIPAA-compliant platform, and the process is quick and easy.

There are three simple steps to seeing a Leafwell provider in Maine to obtain your medical marijuana card:

1. Create a Leafwell account using a valid email address and choosing a password. You’ll then be asked to complete a brief questionnaire of personal and health information and to either take or upload a photograph of identification (Leafwell is required by law to verify your identity). You will need a smartphone, computer, or tablet with a reliable internet connection and a working camera to be seen by a Leafwell provider.
2. Next, you will be taken to the virtual waiting room where you’ll be connected Leafwell provider for a video chat (i.e., a virtual doctor’s visit). (You will receive a text message to your cell phone when the provider is ready to see you.) During the video chat, the provider will assess your health situation to determine if you qualify for a medical marijuana certification.
3. If you are approved for a medical marijuana card, the provider will register you with the state, mail a hard copy of your certification to you, and upload a digital image of your certification to Leafwell within 48 business hours.
4. You will receive an email notification when it is available for download.
5. You should be able to use the digital image to legally purchase cannabis until your physical certification arrives by mail within 5-7 days.

You must be at least 18 years of age in order to apply for a Medical Marijuana Card in Maine. Caregivers must also be 18 years of age.

Yes, medical marijuana patients in Maine can have a caregiver.

Caregiver Requirements:

• Be at least 21 years old.
• Must register with the state if NOT a family member of the patient.
• $240 annual licensing fee.
• No prior convictions of drug-related offenses.
  • A background check is required every 12 months.
  • $31 background check fee.
• Caregivers may serve up to 5 patients.
• Must have their ID card before buying, possessing, or cultivating cannabis.
• Only minors, incapacitated adults, or patients in hospice or nursing facilities may have two caregivers.

To apply as a caregiver, follow this process:

1. Access the online caregiver application portal.
2. From the Main Menu choose “Individuals”.
3. Applicants will have the option to “Apply for an Individual Caregiver Registration” or “Renew an Individual Caregiver Registration.”
   1. If your caregiver registration has passed its expiration date, choose “Apply for an Individual Caregiver Registration.” You can only use the renewal option if your card is currently still active.
   2. The “Upload Outstanding Application Documents” will allow the applicant to upload any documents that were not present during the application process at a later time.
4. Applicants will be asked if they have ever held any type of license in the medical program, which includes a prior caregiver registration, a caregiver assistant registration, or a dispensary assistant registration. Answering this correctly will link your new application to your existing profile in OCP’s system and make processing your application much faster.
5. Provide your personal information: name, date of birth, and social security number.
6. Provide your state-issued photo ID information and a unique Maine Revenue Services Registration Certificate number (Retailer and/or Resaler).
7. Provide your personal contact information including addresses, personal phone number, and personal email address.
   1. Continue to add additional addresses until all applicable addresses are provided, including:
      1. Mailing Address
      2. Street Location (this is the applicant’s current personal residential address and five years of prior addresses, if different)
      3. Grow Location (up to two, there may be separate locations for mature plans and immature plants)
      4. Manufacturing Location
      5. Retail Location
      6. Wholesale Storage Location
8. Provide the name and address of the property owner of each property, as well as any “Doing Business As Name” the applicant may use.
9. Indicate all authorized activities the caregiver will be engaged in.
   1. Ex. If selecting “Standard caregiver cultivation activities”, also indicate which activity or activities best describes what happens to harvested cannabis.
10. The applicant will indicate a cultivation level.
    1. Please note the “No authorization to grow/sell Medical Cannabis” is the option to choose for long-term care facilities and schools assisting a qualified patient pursuant to Title 22 § 2423-A(1)(F-1)(2) and (4).
11. Indicate if you have ever been convicted of a violation of a state or federal controlled substance law.
12. Upload a copy of your state-issued photo ID and, if applicable to your caregiver activities: scale certification(s), pesticide applicator license, commercial or home food establishment license, retail food establishment license, beverage plant license, and business organization documents.
13. Read and attest to the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Program qualifying statements.
14. Indicate if the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has completed a background check in the past 12 months.
    1. If you cannot remember the date of your last background check, please call OCP to check, as answering this question incorrectly can delay the processing of your application.
15. Review, attest, and agree to the information submitted in the application.
16. You will receive a confirmation email at the email address provided during the application process.
    1. If the applicant indicated it has been over 12 months since the last background check, there will be an application fee notice attached for the $31.00 background check fee. You must submit this fee for your application to continue moving forward through the process.
17. Once the application is deemed complete, you’ll receive a confirmation email with an Application Fee Notice attached for the licensing fee.
    1. The annual licensing fee for caregivers is $240 per patient.
    2. There is no licensing fee for caregivers of patients in hospice or nursing facilities.
18. Once the application is approved and the licensing fee is paid, the caregiver registry identification card will be issued, printed, and mailed to the caregiver.

State Resources:

• Caregiver Online Application Instructions

Being A Medical Marijuana Patient in Maine:

1. If approved for Maine’s MMJ program, your provider will register you with the state and upload a digital image of your certification to Leafwell within 48 business hours.
2. You will receive an email notification when it is available for download. You can use the digital image to legally purchase cannabis until your physical certification arrives by mail within 5-7 days.
3. Once your hard copy arrives, you can use that to legally purchase cannabis products from a licensed dispensary.
4. Please remember that, once you receive your certificate in the mail, you must bring the hard copy of your certificate and some ID with you in order to make a purchase at the dispensary.