How to Apply for a Utah Medical Cannabis Card
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Schedule an appointment
Call us or go online to schedule your cannabis card evaluation. If scheduling online, wait to receive a message confirming your appoint-ment. If you do not receive a confirmation message, please give us a call.
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Create a Utah ID account
Create your Utah ID account by clicking on this link: id.utah.gov
If you have trouble creating an account, please feel free to give us a call at (801) 613-8842. We're happy to help!
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Apply for a medical cannabis card online
Navigate to evs.utah.gov and apply for your medical cannabis card online.
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Speak with our provider for certification
After consulting our provider, Dr. Thomas Swahn, he will enter a certification into your EVS profile.
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Pay medical cannabis application fee online.
Return to your EVS profile and pay the $15 application fee online.
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Receive your medical cannabis card
After your application has been reviewed, you will receive your medical cannabis card via email. You may print out the card or save it to your phone/electronic device.
What to Know Before Getting Your Card
Be prepared to pay out of pocket.
You must be at least 21 to get your medical cannabis card through us. *
You must be a resident of Utah to be a Utah medical cannabis card holder.
We are not a cannabis dispensary. Click here to find dispensaries near you!
Utah Medical Cannabis Qualifying Conditions
Individuals with the following conditions are authorized under the Utah Medical Cannabis Act to receive a medical cannabis patient card:
HIV or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Cancer
Cachexia
Persistent nausea
PLEASE READ Individuals with persistent nausea that is not significantly responsive to traditional treatment except for nausea related to: pregnancy, cannabis-induced cyclical vomiting syndrome, or CBD hyperemesis syndrome
Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
Epilepsy or debilitating seizures
Multiple sclerosis or debilitating muscle spasms
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
PLEASE READ Individuals with PTSD that is being treated and monitored by a mental health therapist and that: has been diagnosed by a health care provider or mental health provider by the VA and documented in the patient’s record; or has been diagnosed or confirmed by evaluation by a psychiatrist, master’s level degree psychologist, a master’s level degree licensed clinical social worker, or a psych APRN
Autism
Terminal illness
PLEASE READ ...when the patient’s remaining life expectancy is less than 6 months
Condition resulting in the individual receiving hospice care
Rare condition or disease
PLEASE READ ...that affects less than 200,000 individuals in the U.S., as defined in federal law and this is not adequately managed despite treatment attempts using conventional medications (other than opioids or opiates) or physical interventions.
Pain lasting longer than two weeks
PLEASE READ ...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.
If you do not have one of the conditions listed above:
If a patient does not have a qualifying condition specifically named in the law, they may petition the Compassionate Use Board (CUB) for approval of their medical cannabis card. CUB meetings are closed to the public, applicants, and medical providers.
* Under Utah law, only individuals aged 21 and over may legally purchase a medical cannabis card. We will not work with individuals under 21. If you are an underage Utah citizen in need of medical cannabis, you may find a provider who specializes in helping those in your situation to file with the Compassionate Use Board.