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About Medical Marijuana in Illinois
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Cannabis in Illinois is legal for recreational and medical use. It became the eleventh state to legalize recreational marijuana on January 1st 2020. However, it is still recommended to obtain a medical marijuana card if possible. Read on to find out about the many benefits.
Unlike many states, a medical cannabis recommendation Illinois generally lasts 3 years for most people. This makes getting an Illinois medical cannabis recommendation and card of immense value. You may use any dispensary in Illinois. In the past, you had to choose a specific one (usually the one closest to you). This is no longer the case.
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How to get a medical card in Illinois.
Discuss medical marijuana with your Illinois doctor
Book an appointment with a certified physician with Marijuana Evaluations Illinois. This consultation fee is $199 for an examination, subject to change.
Receive your certificate from Marijuana Evaluations Illinois
Once you’ve been approved by a physician, you’ll receive instructions for completing the Illinois state website application. In the meantime, your Marijuana Evaluations Illinois physician will submit your details to the state – we recommend you wait 24-48 hours until starting the state side of the process yourself.
The application fee, payable to the state, is $50 for a 1 year card, $100 for a 2 year card or $125 for a 3 year card. The application fee and the physician’s fee (mentioned above) are separate.
Apply for a card with the State of Illinois
You will receive a “Provisional Letter” after 24-48 hours and the official digital card will be issued in approximately 45 days, after the state has processed your application. Please note that there are no more physical cards in Illinois – everything is now digital
The cost of renewing a medical cannabis certification in Illinois is $199. The state application fees are $50, $100 or $125 for a 1, 2 or 3 year card respectively, and this is separate from the consultation fee.
You have thirty (30) days from the date of your recommendation to apply and submit it to the Missouri DHSS online portal . After the DHSS confirms and approves your recommendation, you'll receive your Missouri Medical Marijuana Card in the mail. At this point, you may access any state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary.
How to qualify
To apply for a Medical Marijuana Card in Illinois you must be a legal resident of Illinois State. Patients must be aged 18 or over in order to qualify for a Medical Marijuana Card in Illinois, or have a caregiver who can access cannabis if the patient is a minor or adult who cannot buy/grow for themselves.
Illinois does not have reciprocity. Therefore, the state does not recognize other states’ medical cannabis cards.
However, other states with reciprocity may recognize an Illinois MMj card as valid.
The following states accept or recognize out-of-state medical marijuana cards:
- Arizona
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- US Virgin Islands
- Utah
- Washington, D.C.
A chronic medical condition that is normally treated with a prescription medication that could lead to physical or psychological dependence, when a physician determines that medical use of marijuana could be effective in treating that condition and would serve as a safer alternative to the prescription medication
Medical records or other medical documentation such as health summaries, a letter/note from your Primary Care Physician, ER, Urgent Care visit, therapist and/or chiropractors, or copies of your prescription medications will be sufficient.
If you don't have medical records, be prepared to discuss in detail your medical history and why medical marijuana would be beneficial in treating your symptoms/improving your life. The doctor from their professional discretion and medical expertise will make the determination if you qualify
PRICING & STATE FEES
Possession and Growing
Here are the possession limits in Illinois:
- Illinois patients may possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis over a 14-day period. Patients may apply for a waiver in order to be allowed to possess more.
- 30 g recreational as of 01/01/2020 for residents of Illinois. Non-residents may possess up to 15 g.
- Possession Limit (Concentrates): 500 mg of THC-infused products or 5 grams of concentrate for all Illinois residents, medical or not.
250 mg of THC-infused product or 2.5 grams of concentrate for non-Illinois residents as of 01/01/2020.
It is legal for a qualifying Illinois medical marijuana patient to grow up to 5 plants in their own household. This limit applies to the whole household, regardless of how many qualifying patients live there.
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About Us
In 2018, we saw our first medical marijuana patient and have been incredibly passionate ever since about helping all of those in need find an alternative treatment solution to improve their lives! To date we've helped over 9,000 patients in Missouri, Oklahoma , and Ohio gain access to medical cannabis in support of their holistic healing journey! We're a coalition of local physicians with a combined experience of more than 150 years practicing medicine. Given our volunteering, philanthropic and charitable efforts, Green Team Doctors are highly respected throughout the community.
The founders are early pioneers of the medical cannabis industry having been involved in dispensary operations in Michigan and technology innovations in California. Unfortunately, both lost their fathers' to the opioid crisis and became passionate about exposing the masses to medical cannabis in hopes of potentially saving lives.
Collectively, we're passionate about providing an optimized patient experience while combating the war on opioids and marching to the mantra of #NoMorePills
Missouri Lead Physicians
Bernard V. Miller III, MD
Dr. Bernard Miller, MD is a top-level clinical and translational physician-scientist entrepreneur with over 20 years of professional experience. Dr. Bernard trained & conducted research at the University of Michigan Medical School, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, and the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Diabetes/Digestive/Kidney Diseases and the National Institutes of Health. He is a compassionate human being who cares about delivering effective solutions to his patients for their health problems. His main goal is to provide options to patients that have not found relief or who are at risk for complications when using traditional medical therapies.
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Dr. Julianne Moy, D.O.
Dr. Juilanne Moy graduated from Missouri University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, OH and continued her clinical training in southern Missouri in the specialty of family medicine. Currently she practices urgent care medicine in the greater Columbus region. She was one of the first CTR (cannabis) physicians in Missouri.
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Frequently asked questions in Illinois
For all questions related to Missouri's Medical Marijuana Program please click this link to visit their website
3 year medical marijuana certificate on its own = $199 at Leafwell
Medical cannabis certificate for minors = $299 at Leafwell
State application fee (recommend 3 years to match certificate)
- 1 year - $50
- 2 years - $100
- 3 years - $125
Renewal fee = $199 at Leafwell
In Illinois, the following conditions may qualify you for a medical marijuana certificate and card:
- Autism
- Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Anorexia nervosa
- Arnold-Chiari malformation
- Cancer
- Cachexia/wasting syndrome
- Causalgia
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Chronic pain
- Crohn’s disease
- CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome Type II)
- Dystonia
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- HIV/AIDS
- Hydrocephalus
- Hydromyelia
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Lupus
- Migraines
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myoclonus
- Nail-patella syndrome
- Neuro-Bechet’s autoimmune disease
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
- Post-Concussion Syndrome
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Residual limb pain
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Seizures (including those characteristic of Epilepsy)
- Severe fibromyalgia
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- Spinal cord disease (including but not limited to arachnoiditis)
- Spinal cord injury is damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
- Spinocerebellar ataxia
- Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
- Syringomyelia
- Tarlov cysts
- Tourette syndrome
- Traumatic brain injury
- Ulcerative colitis
You must be at least 18 years of age in order to apply for a Medical Marijuana Card in Illinois. Caregivers must be over 21 years of age.