** Records must be dated within the last 12 months and state a qualifying condition ***

Types of Records that CAN be used:

• Progress Notes from your doctor – these are notes signed by your doctor for each visit and include your medical history, the symptoms you are experiencing, physical exam, list of diagnoses, medications you are taking and your treatment plan.
• Lab reports that show HIV, Hepatitis C or biopsy results for Cancer
• X-ray/ MRI/ Cat scan reports (signed by the doctor) that state the diagnosis of your qualifying condition. If your qualifying condition is chronic pain, then the reports must state that you have chronic pain. If they don’t, then you will also need to bring in signed progress notes showing your condition.

SPECIAL NOTE regarding PTSD: If you are getting qualified for a medical marijuana card for PTSD, then you need to provide medical records/ documentation to the clinic that you are currently undergoing conventional treatment. Currently undergoing means you have seen the Doctor in the last 1-2 months.

The following do NOT qualify as adequate or acceptable records:

• Any record that is older than 12 months from the date of your visit to our clinic
• Handwritten or typed notes listing your medical conditions and medications
• A copy of the MMJ physician certification from a previous year
• Summary reports
• Patient Instruction handouts
• Disability paperwork
• Physical therapy or counseling records
• Discharge notes from the hospital or from a procedure you had performed
• Medical records that are not for your qualifying condition. Example: a progress note from when you saw your doctor for the flu
• Bottles of medications
• Laboratory or Diagnostic test order forms
• X-ray or MRI films – a signed physician report of the findings from the x-rays/ MRIs is what is needed, not the films themselves

To become a Medical Marijuana Patient in Arizona, a person must have one of the following qualifying conditions:

• Agitation of Alzheimer's disease
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Cancer
• Crohn's disease
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C
• HIV / AIDS
• PTSD (Must be currently undergoing conventional treatment)

A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition that produces any of the following:

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Severe and chronic pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures (including those characteristic of epilepsy)
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms (including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis)

What kind of documents do I need to bring?

You will need to bring the following with you:

• Photo ID: US Passport book, Arizona Drivers License, or Arizona Identification Card (Only the front of your ID or the photo page from your passport must be sent )
• SNAP Documentation (if eligible) Copy of EBT Card if name is printed on the front of the card or PDF of Recent Benefits Letter

It takes anywhere from 1-5 days to get your card, after you have uploaded the documents on the AZDHS portal, and paid the State Fee.

Arizona allows patients to apply to renew their Medical Marijuana Card 90 days before it expires.

It takes anywhere from 1-5 days to get your new card.

When you renew your Medical Card, Arizona will not update the card in your portal until the old one expires. The new card will automatically appear at that time.

A qualifying patient registered with the Arizona Department of Health Services (or a registered designated caregiver on behalf of the qualifying patient) will be able to obtain up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana in a 14-day period from a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.