In Arizona, in order to consume medical marijuana to treat a medical condition or the symptoms of a medical condition, you must be diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition which qualifies and allows you to consume medical marijuana to treat that condition. To obtain a written certification:

• Consult with a physician (medical doctor, osteopath, naturopath, or homeopath licensed to practice in Arizona) regarding your debilitating medical condition.
• If the physician determines you meet the criteria of the Arizona program and would benefit from the medical consumption of marijuana, he or she issues a written certification.
• The written certification must be issues on the form provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) within 90 days, before submission of an application for a qualifying patient registry identification card (Patient Card).

To apply for a Patient Card, you must establish a Qualifying Patient Individual Licensing Portal account.

• Review the AZDHS Qualifying Patient Medical Marijuana Program Fact Sheet (https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/licensing/medical-marijuana/mm-patient-factsheet.pdf ).
• Create an account and login (https://individual-licensing.azdhs.gov/s/login/?ec=302&startURL=%2Fs%2F ).

• view, download, and print electronic Patient Card

Once you have set up a Qualifying Patient Individual Licensing Portal account, complete and submit a Qualifying Patient Application (Patient Application).

• Click here to access the Patient Application https://www.azdhs.gov/licensing/medical-marijuana/index.php#qualifying-home).
• In conjunction with the Patient Application, you are required to submit a non-refundable fee of $150. If you are currently on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps), the cost of a Patient Card is reduced from $150 to $75.

A Qualifying Patient may purchase up to 2.5 oz. of medical marijuana in any 14-day window. Dispensaries must record how much medical marijuana is dispensed during each transaction, and it is tracked in the electronic Verification System.

• Qualifying Patients can see a 60-day history of their allotment transactions in their Portal.
• Only the purchases made today, and the previous 13 days are calculated to determine how much of their 2.5 oz. the Qualifying Patient has available today.