Patients are able to obtain a physician’s certificate to possess and consume cannabis for a qualifying medical condition. Depending on the state, there are benefits to maintaining a patient card.
See FAQ for benefits of maintaining a patient card in Missouri.
Card renewal: 3 years
Qualifying Conditions:
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Intractable migraines unresponsive to other treatment
- A chronic medical condition that causes severe, persistent pain or persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those associated with multiple sclerosis, seizures, Parkinson’s disease, and Tourette’s syndrome
- Debilitating psychiatric disorders, including, but not limited to, post-traumatic stress disorder if diagnosed by a state-licensed psychiatrist
- Human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- A chronic medical condition that is generally treated with prescription medications that could lead to physical or psychological dependence, when a physician determines that medical use of marijuana could be effective in treating that condition and would serve as a safer alternative to the prescription medication
- A terminal illness
- In the professional judgment of a physician, any other chronic, debilitating, or other medical condition, including, but not limited to, Hepatitis C, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, Huntington’s disease, autism, neuropathies, sickle cell anemia, agitation of Alzheimer’s disease, cachexia, and wasting syndrome.
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Card Renewal: 1 year
Qualifying Conditions:
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- AIDS/positive HIV status
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Parkinson’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Huntington’s disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord disease or injury
- Spasticity
- Tourette syndrome
- Epilepsy or another seizure disorder
- Fibromyalgia
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease
- Sickle cell anemia
- Chronic and severe or intractable pain, including arthritis, chronic migraines, and complex regional pain syndrome
- Terminal illness
Patients:
How to Obtain Medical Marijuana
Registering with Indigent/Veteran Status
Activating your Medical Marijuana Card
Caregivers:
Renewing Caregiver Registration
Resources:
Card Renewal: 1 year from date of written certification
Qualifying Conditions:
- Glaucoma
- AIDS/positive HIV status
- Cancer
- Wasting Syndrome/Cachexia
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Spinal Cord damage/injury with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
- Post-laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy
- Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Epilepsy/Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Movement disorders associated with Huntington Disease
- Tourette Syndrome
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
- Intractable Headache Syndromes
- Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache
- Neuropathic Facial Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I and II
- Chronic Neuropathic Pain associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders
- Spasticity/Neuropathic Pain associated with Fibromyalgia
- Intractable Neuropathic pain unresponsive to standard medical treatments
- Chronic pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatments
- Crohn’s Disease/Ulcerative Colitis
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- PTSD
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
- Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome associated with Chronic Pain
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Vulvodynia and Vulvar burning
- Terminal Illness requiring End-of-life Care
See State Website for Qualifying Conditions for patients under 18