Apply for Your Maryland Medical Marijuana Card Online

An online consultation with a licensed healthcare provider for a Maryland medical marijuana card costs $99 with Leafwell. Patients must also pay a separate $25 fee with their state application to the Maryland Cannabis Administration.

Here’s an overview of the fees:

• $125 Initial certificate from Leafwell
• $125 Renewal certificate from Leafwell
• $25 State registration fee*
  (State registration and card are valid for six years. However, the provider’s certification must be renewed annually.)

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.

*State fees are not included with Leafwell fees and are paid directly to the state.

In Maryland, the following conditions may qualify you for a medical marijuana certificate and card:

• Anorexia
• Cachexia
• Cancer
• Chronic Pain
• Epilepsy
• HIV/AIDS
• Glaucoma
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Persistent Muscle Spasms
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Severe, Chronic or Intractable Pain
• Severe Nausea
• Wasting Syndrome
• Severe conditions where other medical treatments have been ineffective
• A medical condition requiring hospice admittance or receiving palliative care

There are four simple steps to seeing a Leafwell provider in Maryland to obtain your medical marijuana card online:

1. Before you see a physician in Maryland, you need to obtain a patient number from the Maryland Cannabis Administration. You’ll have to pay a $25 fee, but your registration is valid for six years.
2. Create a Leafwell account using a valid email address and choose a password. You’ll then be asked to complete a brief questionnaire of personal and health information and to upload some ID. You will need to provide your MCA patient number. You will need a smartphone, computer, or tablet with a reliable internet connection and a working camera to be seen by a Leafwell provider.
3. Next, you will be taken to the virtual waiting room, where you’ll be connected with a Leafwell provider for a video chat. During the video chat, the provider will assess your health situation to determine if you qualify for a medical marijuana certification.
4. Suppose you are approved for medical marijuana certification. In that case, your physician will confirm your status with the MCA, and you will receive an email with a temporary MCA ID, followed by the physical card. These allow you to purchase products from medical marijuana dispensaries in Maryland.

You must be at least 18 years of age in order to apply for a Medical Marijuana Card in Maryland. Caregivers must be 21 years of age.

Yes, medical marijuana patients in Maryland can have a caregiver. Caregivers will complete their own application and designate the patient under their care.

Caregiver Requirements:

• Be at least 21 years of age at the time of registration.
• Be a parent or legal guardian of the patient if they are a minor.
  • If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor, you must complete your caregiver registration before registering the minor patient.
• Register with the Maryland Cannabis Administration.
• Receive approval from the MCA.
• Purchase an ID card from the MCA for a fee of $25.

To apply as a caregiver for an adult patient, follow this process:

1. Complete and submit an online application.
   1. Visit the Maryland Registry (​​​OneStop Portal) and click Create Account under the Caregivers heading.
2. Verify your email address.
   1. As soon as you have completed and submitted an online application form, a verification email will be sent to the email address you provided on your application. You must click the verification link in the email message to verify your email account. Without performing this step, your application is not complete and will not be reviewed by the MCA.
   2. ​Completed applications will be reviewed by MCA and you will receive a follow up email advising whether or not your application has been approved. Please retain the approval email for your records. It contains your Username, which you will need to log in to the Caregiver registry (OneStop Portal), as well as your MCA Caregiver ID Number.
3. Designate a registered patient.
   1. Once your application has been approved, either the patient can designate you as a caregiver in the Patient registry (OneStop Portal) or you can designate the patient using their patient ID number. For detailed instructions on how to designate a patient, please see the Designating an Adult Patient section on the Caregivers page​​.
4. Purchase an ID card.
   1. Once you have registered and received MCA approval, designated (or have been designated a Caregiver by) a registered Patient, and at least one of your designated Patients has received a valid certification from a physician registered with MCA, you are ready to purchase an ID card.
   2. ID cards are required, which means you must have one before you can purchase medical cannabis from a licensed Maryland dispensary for any of your designated patients.  You can log into your Caregiver registry (OneStop Portal) account to purchase an ID card for a fee of $25; the fee for replacement cards is $5​0.
5. Once you have been approved and received a valid ID card, you are ready to visit a licensed Maryland dispensary to procure medical cannabis for your designated patient. You will need to bring your Caregiver ID Card, valid photo ID, and your patient’s Patient ID number.

State Resources:

• Caregiver Registration Instructions (Adult Patients)
• Caregiver Registration Instructions (Minor Patients)

Before you start, have these supporting documents ready:

• An email from the Maryland Cannabis Administration confirming that your certification has been accepted
• A debit or credit card
• US-issued government ID – such as a state-issued driver’s license, state-issued ID card, passport, or military ID.
• (2) Proof of address, if identification provided is NOT a Maryland driver’s license, MVA ID Card OR does not identify your current address – proof should be dated within 90 days
  • MVA registration card or title, or change of address card
  • Utility, telephone, or cable/satellite TV bill
  • Bank account statement
  • Property tax bill
  • Mortgage statement or proof of home ownership (Deed, Title, Bill of Sale)
  • Major credit card bill (Visa, MasterCard, Wal-Mart, Target, etc.)
  • Residential rental contract (lease or rental contract between landlord and tenant which ​includes all signatures)
  • Selective Service Card
  • Federal, state, or local government mail issued by the state of Maryland (ie. Social Security, social services)
  • Car insurance policy
  • Paystubs (dated within 90 days)
  • W-2 statements
  • State of Maryland Health Insurance issued documents (ie. Medicaid, Medicare, Maryland Health Connection)

• An electronic, hi-res copy of a clear, recent photo of yourself – including your head and shoulders and against a plain, pale background

Getting Your Maryland Medical Marijuana Card

1. Once you have been approved by Leafwell physician and provided with your Maryland patient number, our physician will submit your medical marijuana certification – you do not need to do anything – our physician will provide all supporting documentation on your behalf to the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA).
2. MCA will review your application and the certification provided by Leafwell. They will email you once you have been approved.
3. Log back into your existing state account at https://onestop.md.gov/users/sign_in
4. Within this account, you can print your temporary MCA patient ID card. Your physical card, paid for when you first registered, will be mailed to you. Delivery times vary widely at this time. While the state claims to mail within 90 days, some patients wait up to eight months. Note: The State of Maryland charges $25 for your registration, valid for six years.
5. You can purchase medical cannabis from a licensed Maryland dispensary using your temporary card, with ID, until the physical card arrives. The state charges $50 to replace your card if you lose it.

Notes:

• When purchasing medical cannabis at a licensed dispensary, you must present either your permanent or temporary MCA ID card. The dispensary agent will verify your certification in the Administration’s database before conducting any transaction.
• You may only purchase and obtain a maximum of a thirty-day supply of medical cannabis at one time.

Important note: A certification not used to purchase medical cannabis, at a licensed dispensary in the state of Maryland, within 120 days of issuance becomes null and void.