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Medical Marijuana Card.
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Can I renew with Leafwell if another doctor recommended me?

Yes. Your registration belongs to you. Ohio requires a new recommendation from a physician who holds a certificate to recommend, and that physician submits your renewal to the Division of Cannabis Control. Any certified physician can do it, so you do not have to go back to the doctor who recommended you first, and you do not have to be an existing Leafwell patient.

One timing rule for switchers: unless the same physician recommended you last year, your new physician can only submit the renewal recommendation once your current recommendation expires. Book your appointment for the last weeks of your registration, and the Renew Card button appears as soon as the new recommendation is on your profile.

How Ohio medical card renewal works

Ohio renewals have two steps: a new recommendation from a certified physician, which Leafwell handles by video, and one click in the state Registry, which you do yourself.

1. Sign in or create an account. Returning Leafwell patients sign in; patients recommended elsewhere create an account.
2. See a physician by video. The appointment is the evaluation: an Ohio-certified physician reviews your qualifying condition and decides whether you still qualify.
3. Your recommendation is submitted to the Registry. Your physician issues it on your existing Registry profile. As a renewal patient you do not get a new activation email; the Registry already knows you.
4. Click Renew Card. Sign in at ohiomedicalmarijuanaregistry.com and click the red Renew Card button. There is no state fee.
5. Download your card. Your updated card appears on your profile right away with a new expiration date. Save it to your phone or print it; the Division does not mail cards.

When should I renew my Ohio medical card?

Your registration lasts one year and expires on the last day of the month it was issued. The Division of Cannabis Control emails you 45 days before that date.

Renew in the last 30 days. Renewal submissions are accepted up to 30 days before your registration expires, and the Renew Card button appears on the first day of the month it expires. Your registration must be completed within 90 days of the recommendation being issued.

If your card expires, your registration expires automatically and you cannot buy from a dispensary until you renew. Ohio rules also require patients to dispose of any medical cannabis within seven days of their registration expiring. If both your registration and recommendation have expired, get the new recommendation first; the Renew Card button appears after it is issued.

What you need to renew in Ohio

• Your Leafwell account — sign in if you have one; otherwise create one before your appointment.
• Your Registry login — the email and password for ohiomedicalmarijuanaregistry.com. If you have forgotten the password, request a reset link from the Registry before your appointment.
• The ID linked to your Registry account — your Ohio driver’s license, state ID or U.S. passport. You show it with your card at the dispensary.
• Veteran or indigent status documents, if you use them — the Renew Card button is not available while a status request is pending, so email your documents to MMCPRegistry@com.ohio.gov before you renew.

Next steps after approval

1. Sign in at ohiomedicalmarijuanaregistry.com with the email and password you used when you activated your account.
2. Check that the new recommendation from your Leafwell physician shows on your profile.
3. Click the red Renew Card button and agree to the legal statements.
4. Your updated Registry card appears on the left of your profile with the new expiration date. Click Download to save it or print it.
5. Bring the card and the ID linked to your account to the dispensary.

Questions about the Registry go to MMCPRegistry@com.ohio.gov or the Division’s helpline, 1-833-464-6627. New to medical marijuana in Ohio? See how to get an Ohio medical marijuana card.

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