Florida rule 64-4.011, F.A.C. requires all patients and caregivers to have a Medical Marijuana Use Registry identification card. View our Registry Identification Cards page to learn more.
Yes. Florida law does not restrict access to the Florida Medical Marijuana Use Program based on age.
However, Florida law has specific requirements for the medical use of marijuana by minors. These requirements include:
The Department accepts applications from patients and caregivers. Patients must be entered into the Medical Marijuana Use Registry by a qualified physician to receive a card. Applications may be submitted online through the Medical Marijuana Use Registry or mailed to the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. All applications must include a registration fee of $75. See our Registry Identification Card page for more information.
Follow step-by-step instructions by viewing our Initial Application Instructional Guide.
The Medical Marijuana Use Registry is linked to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' (FLHSMV) demographic database to make the ID card application and approval process more efficient. Using the FLHSMV sourced data will automatically approve the photo and proof of residency, and may cut down on processing time. Online applications take an average of 10 business days for approval.
If you are submitting an application by mail, please all an additional 3-5 days for postal delivery of your application.
Patients and caregivers can check the status of their application by calling 800-808-9580 or through the Medical Marijuana Use Registry. Click here for a guide of the status icons and their meaning.
To maintain an active Medical Marijuana Use Registry identification card, a patient and/or caregiver must annually submit a renewal application, along with the application fee and any required accompanying documents to the department forty-five (45) days prior to the card expiration date. Patients and caregivers can submit a renewal application either online or by mail.
View the Registry Identification Cards page for more information.
Follow step-by-step instructions by viewing our Renewal Application Instructional Guide.
Requests to change the information on an ID card or to replace a lost or stolen card will require the cardholder to submit a Change, Replacement or Surrender Request Form , along with a copy of his or her Florida driver’s license or identification card and a $15 replacement fee.
To change your address on your ID card, follow step-by-step instructions on our Address Change Instructional Guide.
The OMMU provides a list of physicians who are authorized to order low-THC cannabis, medical marijuana or cannabis delivery devices. Patients are also able to utilize the Medical Marijuana Qualified Physician Search to find a qualified physician by location and specialty.
A patient must first seek treatment from a qualified physician. Once the qualified physician inputs the patient’s information and the order information into the Medical Marijuana Use Registry, the patient and the patient’s caregiver (if applicable) need to apply for a Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Card. Once approved, a patient or caregiver will then be able to contact one of the licensed medical mari j uana treatment centers (MMTCs) and fill the order.
Only licensed medical marijuana treatment centers (MMTCs) can sell medical marijuana. Medical marijuana may not be purchased from any location other than an approved MMTC.
Medical marijuana treatment centers may only provide medical marijuana or a marijuana delivery device to a qualified patient or a qualified patient’s caregiver.
No. Florida law only allows licensed medical marijuana treatment centers to grow, process and dispense marijuana. The department will refer any business or individual suspected of violating state law to local law enforcement for investigation. It is important to remember that marijuana is illegal under federal law.
The state of Florida does not offer reciprocity. Cannabis remains a Schedule 1 substance under both state and federal law. The 22 currently licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers only dispense orders to qualified Florida patients, and their caregivers, who have had an order added to the Medical Marijuana Use Registry by their qualified physician. To learn more about becoming a qualified patient in Florida, please visit our Patients page.
If you are traveling to another state in which medical marijuana is legal, you will need to contact that state regarding their laws on reciprocity.
The Department is currently in the process of rulemaking and is not accepting applications for MMTCs at this time. To learn more about rulemakin g for Amendment 2 , p lease click here . The department will refer any business or individual suspected of violating state law to local law enforcement for investigation. It is important to remember marijuana is illegal under federal law.
"Low-THC cannabis" means a plant of the genus Cannabis, the dried flowers of which contain 0.8 percent or less of tetrahydrocannabinol and more than 10 percent of cannabidiol weight for weight; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; or any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant or its seeds or resin that is dispensed from a medical marijuana treatment center.
“Marijuana” means all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant or its seeds or resin, including low-THC cannabis, which are dispensed from a medical marijuana treatment center for medical use by a qualified patient.
An object used, intended for use or designed for use in preparing, storing, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing marijuana into the human body, and which is dispensed from a medical marijuana treatment center for medical use by a qualified patient, except that delivery devices intended for the medical use of marijuana by smoking need not be dispensed from a medical marijuana treatment center in order to qualify as marijuana delivery devices.
Patients and caregivers must provide their Medical Marijuana Use Registry identification card to medical marijuana treatment centers in order to obtain medical marijuana or a marijuana delivery device. Medical Marijuana Use Registry identification cards may also be used to assist in verifying that a patient or caregiver are in the Department of Health’s Medical Marijuana Use Registry.
Yes. However, a patient wishing to serve as a caregiver for someone else must apply separately for a caregiver card and a patient card.