For a patient to receive medical marijuana in Florida, current statute stipulates the following:
- The patient has an established relationship with the ordering physician.
- The ordering physician has completed a physical examination and health history review of the patient.
- The ordering physician has diagnosed the patient with a debilitating condition.
- The patient has tried other methods of treatment unsuccessfully.
- The benefits of using cannabis as a treatment method outweigh the risk to the patient.
After receiving an examination, health history review, debilitating illness diagnosis, and completing their establishment period, the ordering physician must enter you into the Compassionate Use Registry.
Once in the Registry, a patient will receive two separate emails from the state of Florida – one with a username, the other with a password and link. This information will be used to allow the patient access to an online ID card application.
Upon validation of the application, the state will send the patient a temporary email verification that will allow for the patient to visit any of the state’s dispensaries or call for home delivery of medicine.