The fastest way to get your Utah medical marijuana card or renewal online.

The requirements to get a medical cannabis card include:
Must be a Utah Resident;
Must have at least one qualifying condition;
Submit application online;
Meet in-person with a medical provider registered with the Utah Department of Health to recommend medical cannabis;
Medical provider has certified your eligibility for a medical cannabis card online; and
Pay a $15 application fee online.
NOTE: If a patient is a minor under the age of 21 or if they are an adult over 21 but do not have a qualifying condition, the application must be reviewed by the Compassionate Use Board. A minor cannot receive a medical cannabis card unless their parent or legal guardian qualifies for a medical cannabis guardian card.

A patient’s first medical cannabis card is active for 90 days from the date it was issued. Within the first 90 days, the patient and their medical provider must renew the patient’s medical cannabis card online or the card expires. Subsequent card renewal cycles are every six months or one year. The one year renewal cycle is possible if after at least one year following the issuance of the original card, the QMP determines that the patient has been stabilized on medical cannabis treatment and a one-year renewal period is justified.

Medical cannabis card holders may visit a medical cannabis dispensary to purchase medical marijuana. There may be only one or two pharmacies open in March 2020. Eight pharmacies plan to open by June 30, 2020 and an additional six plan to open on or after July 1, 2020.

Qualifying conditions under the Utah Medical Cannabis Act are listed below:
HIV or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Alzheimer’s disease
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
cancer
cachexia
persistent nausea that is not significantly responsive to traditional treatment, except for nausea related to:
pregnancy
cannabis-induced cyclical vomiting syndrome
cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
epilepsy or debilitating seizures
multiple sclerosis or persistent and debilitating muscle spasms
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that is being treated and monitored by a licensed health therapist (defined here), and that:
has been diagnosed by a healthcare provider by the Veterans Administration and documented in the patient’s record; or
has been diagnosed or confirmed by evaluation from a psychiatrist, doctorate psychologist, a doctorate licensed clinical social worker, or a psychiatric APRN
autism
a terminal illness when the patient’s life expectancy is less than six months
a condition resulting in the individual receiving hospice care
a rare condition or disease that affects less than 200,000 individuals in the U.S., as defined in federal law, and that is not adequately managed despite treatment attempts using conventional medications (other than opioids or opiates) or physical interventions
pain lasting longer than two weeks that is not adequately managed, in the qualified medical provider’s opinion, despite treatment attempts using conventional medications other than opioids or opiates or physical interventions

Patients with medical conditions not listed in the law may petition the Compassionate Use Board for a medical cannabis card, which will review petitions and recommend eligibility on a case-by-case basis.