Do I Qualify for a Medical Cannabis Card in Utah?

The requirements to get a medical cannabis card include:

1. Must be a Utah Resident;

2. Must have at least one qualifying condition (See below);

3. Submit an application online;

4. Meet in-person with a medical provider registered with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to recommend medical cannabis;

5. The medical provider has certified your eligibility for a medical cannabis card online; and

6. Pay a $15 application fee online.

 

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 spasm

• 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

• persistent 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

• acute pain that is expected to last for 2 weeks or longer for an acute condition, including a surgical procedure, for which a medical professional may generally prescribe opioids for a limited duration

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