Glossary
Medical cannabis card
State-issued authorisation to purchase cannabis through a medical program, requiring a qualifying condition and a practitioner certification.
Qualifying conditions, fees, and renewal periods are set by each state. In adult-use states a card can still be worthwhile for higher possession limits, lower taxes, or access to higher-potency products.
Following the April 2026 rescheduling, practitioner certifications rather than prescriptions remain the mechanism in state medical programs.
Also written as: mmj card, medical marijuana card, patient card.