Get your medical marijuana card online in minutes.

Medical marijuana certificate on its own = $149 at Leafwell

State application fee = $50. Reduced fees of $25 for those participating in Medicaid, PACE/ PACENET, CHIP, SNAP or WIC.

Renewal fee = $99

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

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

• AIDS/HIV
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• Anxiety
• Autism
• Cancer
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
• Coeliac Disease
• Colitis
• Crohn’s Disease
• Damage to the Spinal Cord
• Dyskinetic and Spastic Movement Disorders
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• Huntington’s Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBDs)
• Intractable Seizures
• Intractable Spasticity
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Neuropathic Pain
• Opioid Use Disorder
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Severe chronic/intractable pain
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Terminal Illness
• Tourette’s Syndrome

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

1. Register on the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program website. Receive your patient number immediately after registering.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. If you are approved for a medical marijuana card, you’ll be sent a copy of your recommendation letter via email. You can then return to the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program website to complete your application for your card.

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

Yes, medical marijuana patients in Pennsylvania can have a caregiver. An individual 21 years of age or older, unless authorized by the department, can serve as a caregiver. Caregivers must register with the Department of Health and follow the instructions to complete a criminal history background check with the commonwealth’s authorized vendor.

In order to register as a patient’s caregiver, you must have a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license or PA state-issued ID card. If the patient is already registered, you will need the patient’s name, date of birth and patient ID number.

You cannot be a caregiver if you have been convicted of a criminal offense relating to the sale or possession of drugs, narcotics or controlled substances within the last five years. Caregivers may provide care for up to five patients.

To apply as a caregiver, follow this process:

1. You will need to fill out a patient and caregiver application form. If the patient is already registered, you will need their patient ID number.
2. You must complete the appropriate application form. All caregivers must complete a background check.
3. You will need to submit a physician’s medical marijuana certificate.
4. Both the Caregiver and the patient will receive a medical marijuana identification card, except in cases where a patient will not be visiting a dispensary.

Before you start, have these supporting documents ready:

• A credit or debit card

Getting Your Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card

1. Your Leafwell physician will have passed all required details to the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Registry following your appointment – all the difficult work is done for you by our team!
2. Log back into the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Registry
3. Complete the application
4. Pay the $50 fee
   1. Patients who participate in assistance programs including Medicaid, PACE/PACENET, CHIP, SNAP, and WIC may be eligible for fee reductions.
5. Receive your card in the mail
   1. The state will mail your medical card to your address. It normally takes 1-2 weeks to arrive after you’ve paid the fee
6. Legally purchase cannabis from an approved dispensary
   1. To purchase medical cannabis, you must bring your medical cannabis card and a valid form of photo identification, such as a driver’s license, with you to the pharmacy.