Medical marijuana renewal certificate on its own = $199 at Leafwell

State application fee = $50

Please note we do not currently offer certificates for people who do not yet have an account with Leafwell. We can only provide renewal consultations under New Hampshire law.

Plus, now you can sign up with a friend and each save 10% on your consultation with Leafwell.

The New Hampshire law lists the following medical conditions as qualifiers for a medical cannabis card. A patient must be diagnosed with a stand-alone medical condition or a combination of a qualifying diagnosis and a qualifying symptom.

Stand-Alone Medical Conditions

• Autism spectrum disorder (age 21 and older)
• Autism spectrum disorder (under age 21) (requires a consultation with a certified provider of child and/or adolescent psychiatry, developmental pediatrics, or pediatric neurology, who (1) confirms that the autism spectrum disorder has not responded to previously prescribed medication or that other treatment options produced serious side effects and (2) supports certification for the use of therapeutic cannabis)
• Moderate or severe post-traumatic stress disorder
• Moderate to severe chronic pain
• Severe pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects

Combination of a Qualifying Diagnosis AND a Qualifying Symptom

Qualifying Diagnoses

• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Cancer
• Chronic pancreatitis
• Crohn’s disease
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C
• HIV
• Lupus
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• One or more injuries or conditions that has resulted in one or more qualifying symptoms
• Parkinson’s disease
• Spinal cord injury or disease
• Traumatic brain injury
• Ulcerative colitis

Qualifying Symptoms

• Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
• Cachexia
• Chemotherapy-induced anorexia
• Constant or severe nausea
• Elevated intraocular pressure
• Moderate to severe insomnia
• Moderate to severe vomiting
• Seizures
• Severe pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects
• Severe, persistent muscle spasms
• Wasting syndrome

Under current legislation, Leafwell can only be used by existing patients for their renewals in New Hampshire. If you previously used Leafwell in another state and have moved to New Hampshire, you are able to use our platform to become a new NH patient.

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

1. Log into your Leafwell account. Complete a brief questionnaire of personal and health information and choose your renewal plan. 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  with your Leafwell provider for a video chat (i.e., a virtual doctor’s visit).
3. If you are approved for a medical marijuana card, you’ll be sent a copy of your certificate letter via email. Once you have your certificate, you can renew with the New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Program to receive your card.

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

Yes, medical marijuana patients in New Hampshire can have a caregiver. A patient may designate a single caregiver to assist with obtaining and using medical marijuana. A designated caregiver must be at least twenty-one (21) years old and cannot have a prior felony conviction. A registered caregiver with a valid registry ID card may assist with up to five (5) qualifying patients. To apply as a caregiver, follow this process:

1. Get the patient qualified for medical marijuana by speaking to a physician online with Leafwell.
2. The caregiver must fill out this application form: New Hampshire Caregiver Application Form
3. Pay the $50 application fee. FEE TEMPORARILY WAIVED until end of State of Emergency.
4. Once approved, you will be sent a copy of your caregiver identification card.

Once you’ve been approved by a physician, you need to apply to the New Hampshire state. You will need to print your certification from Leafwell which you can download from your account.

Next, you need to apply to the state. Here’s the step by step guide:

1. Print out the patient application
2. You need to complete pages 1 and 3
   1. Complete page 2 if you want a caregiver (e.g. for a minor under the age of 18)
3. Gather together the following documentation:
   1. "Written Certification for the Therapeutic Use of Cannabis" form (download from your Leafwell account)
   2. Proof of New Hampshire residency (New Hampshire driver’s license, front only, state or federal government-issued identification that shows your name and NH address, any documentation that contains your name and current NH address e.g. current lease agreement, tax documents or a recent utility bill)
   3. A $50 application fee – check or money order made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Hampshire"
4. Mail or hand-deliver the above items to:
   1. NH Department of Health and Human Services Therapeutic Cannabis Program, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
5. Application processing takes up to 3 weeks
   1. If your application is incomplete, the state will contact you and ask for additional documentation
6. Once approved, you will receive a card within 5 days. Your card is valid for 1 year.