Status
Operational
Law Signed:
2000
QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
- Anyone who has been “diagnosed as having a debilitating medical condition by a physician or advanced practice registered nurse who has certified in writing that, in the physician’s or advanced practice registered nurse’s professional opinion, the benefit of the medical use of cannabis would likely outweigh the health risks for the person.”
PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS
Four ounces of usable marijuana at any given time, jointly possessed between the qualifying patient and the primary caregiver. “Usable marijuana” does not include the seeds, stalks, and roots of the plant.
HOME CULTIVATION
Yes, no more than seven marijuana plants, whether immature or mature
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES ALLOWED
Yes
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL
Yes
DELIVERY
- No
CAREGIVERS
Yes, primary caregiver is a person who has the responsibility for managing the well-being of the qualifying patient with respect to the medical use of marijuana. Primary caregiver is a person other than the qualifying patient, or the patient’s physician. The caregiver must be 18 years of age or older. Qualifying patients shall have only one primary caregiver an any given time. Primary caregiver shall be responsible for the care of only one qualifying patient at any given time.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED PATIENTS
- 29,890
- Source: Department of Health 1/31/25
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR QUALIFYING PATIENTS
- No
RECIPROCITY
Yes, House Bill 2729, which took effect on July 1, 2018, establishes a criteria and requirements for a reciprocity process for medical cannabis patients.