Membership application

Complete the application below to become a member. If you prefer, you may also download the application (in the form of a pdf document) by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 9 PM AND TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TO PROCESS. ONCE APPROVED, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMING YOUR USERNAME, AND ALLOWING YOU TO SET THE PASSWORD.

The California Department of Public Health created the Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program (MMICP) to establish a state-authorized ID card, along with a registry to verify qualified patients and their primary caregivers. Patients must apply for a card for themselves and their designated primary caregivers. Generally, medical cards are valid up to one year. Prior to receipt of their registry identification cards, patients are required to pay the fee required by their county’s program 

Since cannabis is legal in California, adults can buy it without an MMICP card. But the card allows patients to easily prove to law enforcement that they are allowed to possess or grow the amount of cannabis they need, which is more than the amount allowed for recreational use. The card also keeps patients from having to pay sales tax on cannabis purchases.  

California’s Health and Safety Code lists the following medical conditions that qualify a person for a medical marijuana card.  

Qualifying conditions 

• AIDS 
• Anorexia 
• Arthritis 
• Cachexia, or wasting syndrome 

• Cancer 
• Chronic pain 
• Glaucoma 
• Migraine 
• Persistent muscle spasms 

• Seizures 
• Severe nausea 
• Any other chronic or persistent medical condition that limits the ability of the patient to conduct one or more major life activities 

Application process 

1. Obtain written certification from a physician confirming a qualifying medical condition, and that medical cannabis is an appropriate treatment. 

1. Visit the CDPH’s Medical Marijuana ID registration site for an application form. 

1. Fill out the application and designate a caregiver, if needed.  

1. Visit the county health department in your county of residence to submit the application and show proof of residency in a California county and a valid copy of a government-issued identification card. 

Caregiving 

Patients in the registry who require assistance obtaining or using medical cannabis may designate a primary caregiver. A primary caregiver must be at least 18 years old and consistently assume responsibility for the housing, health or safety of the patient. This may be an individual, or the owner, operator, or employee of an appropriately licensed clinic, facility, hospice, or home health agency.  

A primary caregiver cannot apply for a Medical Marijuana Identification Card. The patient must apply for the designated caregiver. Caregiver registration is valid for the same duration as the patient’s Medical Marijuana Identification Card. The required fee varies by county. 

Reciprocity 

The law allows for non-resident adults who have a valid driver’s license or state or federal ID to purchase marijuana for adult, recreational use. 

Lab testing 

Lab testing 

The BCC requires that all cannabis harvested for commercial, medical, and adult use, as well as all cannabis products, be tested to meet certain quality and safety standards. 

California testing regulations require cannabis products be analyzed for the following: 

• Cannabinoids 
• Moisture content 
• Residual solvents and processing chemicals 
• Residual pesticides 
• Microbial impurities (i.e. A. fumigatis, E. coli, and salmonella) 
• Foreign material 
• Terpenoids 
• Mycotoxins  
• Heavy metals  
• Water activity testing of solid or semisolid edibles  

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