Obtaining Your Medical Card

Medical decisions should not be made based on advertising. Consult a physician on the benefits and risks of particular medical marijuana products. Links:

GreenCert MD

or

NuggMD Website

then

DHSS Website

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Do you qualify for a Medical card?

Per Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, the right to access medical cannabis “allows patients with qualifying medical conditions the right to discuss freely with their physicians the possible benefits of medical marijuana use, the right of their physicians to provide professional advice concerning the same, and the right to use medical marijuana for treatment under the supervision of a physician.” A qualifying patient refers to a Missouri resident diagnosed with at least one qualifying medical condition. In addition, a qualifying medical condition means the condition of, symptoms related to, or side-effect from the treatment of: (See Qualifying Conditions below)

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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 order, if diagnosed by a state licensed psychiatrist

• Human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome

• A chronic medical condition that is normally treated with a prescription medication 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.