How to Get an MMCC Card in Maryland

Explore the Process to Get Your MMCC Card in Maryland

Obtain a State Of Maryland's MMCC ID card

Receive your Maryland MMCC ID after approval in minutes!

Get a MMCC Card: Get the e-version certificate after it's approved in about three weeks by the State and not a mailing or email from HappyMD. Therefore, please take note.

You can use the MMCC ID card's e-copy to obtain services from any licensed Maryland dispensary as you wait for the physical one to arrive. The Maryland government will get you the physical card within a month.

Book an Appointment ofr Your MMCC Card Evaluation

See a Maryland licensed medical marijuana doctor after scheduling an appointment. You can use HappyMD at your most convenient time. You can take around 10-15 minutes to ask questions about medical marijuana treatments and evaluate your ailments.

If you need assistance setting up an appointment, please don't hesitate to reach out because our team will happily and conveniently help you.

Register with the MMCC

Register with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) as a new patient and pay a state fee of $50. Then, upload your Government-issued ID displaying your Maryland state's address and attach a clear picture against a white background. Besides, you need to provide a few basic details for verification.

Get Approved for the MMCC

The doctor will certify you for medical cannabis treatment after having a consultation and getting approved for a Maryland medical marijuana card. Nonetheless, as you wait for your card, you can temporarily use the printed e-card as a makeshift to buy cannabis.

Note that you'll need to re-certify your card annually throughout the three-year validity period to continue buying medical marijuana. Usually, the licensed physician in MD does the certification for you, but HappyMD will keep tabs on you for some renewal consultation as your Patient ID card nears expiration.

How to Get a MMCC Patient ID card – The Step by Step Process

Step 1: Apply online and wait for the MMCC to approve your patient application and issue an MMCC ID number.

Step 2: Get an MMCC-registered physician to offer you a valid written certification.

Step 3: Use your password and username – obtained during registration – to log in to the Patient registry before purchasing the $50 ID card soon after receiving a written certification. Afterward, the MMCC will mail your patient ID card to you. Be sure to have either a debit or credit card ready when making the payment.

Photo Requirements for Registration

Instances of photos acceptable by the MMCC. Your application won't go through and will bounce back if you don't meet these photo guidelines.

Your photo should generally appear like a driver's license photo or a passport, making sure that it is:

• An image file (.gif, .jpg, or .png) and less than 3MB
• Clear and colored, covering the length of the head and the shoulders.
• A 300 pixels resolution piece in every inch after scanning
• Taken against a white background
• Square in its aspect ratio, measuring 2 by 2 inches. The maximum and minimum acceptable dimensions should be 1200 by 1200 pixels and 600 by 600 inches.
• Taken within the past six months to give a clear impression of your current appearance
• Taken with both eyes open and, more preferably, with a neutral smile. That gives a neutral facial expression.
• Not obstructed with hats or sunglasses, the full-face view is visible while directly facing the camera.

Please log on to the US department of state's official website or the Passport Photos Page for more instances of acceptable and unacceptable photos. You can sample the images displayed on the pages to get the idea of which images are or aren't permitted. However, don't use the photo cropping tool on the page.

How Do You Get a Medical Marijuana Card?

You can only obtain a medical marijuana card if your doctor feels certain that marijuana can help treat or relieve the symptoms of your medical condition. That follows a diagnosis of a chronic condition of some of the previously mentioned.

First off, you must book an appointment with your health provider at HappyMD. Then, consult with them, providing the medical records related to your medical conditions or more information they'd need. You can also surrender your prescriptions relative to your ailment, lab work results, and a doctor's note you got from another treatment center.

These requirements help you get the approval for a medical marijuana patient ID and go a long way toward obtaining your certification.

How Long Does it Take to get MMCC Approval?

The length of approval can take up to 30 days but can take longer if the MMCC has to review numerous applications. Remember, your information and application must undergo review like every other license before the MMCC issues you with a medical marijuana card.

Also, remember that a valid written confirmation from approved providers like HappyMD is necessary before being able to purchase medical marijuana. That's because approval by the MMCC is only an indication of acceptance and registration, and only certified providers ratify it.

You must also renew your certification after every three years since that's when your registration is valid. That helps keep your medical marijuana card active as you continue receiving the medication without a hitch.

Upon issuance, you can eventually use your patient ID at Maryland Dispensary if you're approved and purchased your MMCC medical marijuana card.

Can Doctors Prescribe Medical Marijuana?

While it's possible to get it for your chronic conditions, it's imperative to know that doctors don't have the legal mandate to prescribe medical marijuana personally. That, therefore, keeps them on a short leash.

They can only recommend you for medical marijuana to help you get the legal certifications as per the state law. It streamlines obtaining the medical marijuana card from the MMCC, enabling you to submit an application, get it approved, and pay for it. Once you've done all that, you can now obtain medical marijuana.

Please follow these steps to get the medical cannabis MMCC card

• Sign up as a patient with the MMCC
• Get some written certification from your HappyMD doctor
• Receive the ID after purchasing the MMCC ID card
• Check yourself in at any licensed Maryland dispensary

There are set guidelines on the issuance and use of medical marijuana. Ideally, your written certification states the number of grams of THC you may cash in for or the total grams of dried flower you can get on each purchase period. Usually, your account records your purchases over the 30-day purchase limit period and states what's left to buy before it lapses. We've dealt with patients from Upper Marlboro, Lanham, the DC metro, Bowie, and Lanham, and you can also book your consultation. You'll talk with our medical providers and obtain clarification for chronic pain and illness.

About Medical Cannabis in Maryland

The Natalie M. LaPrade, Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, combines force from Maryland's state university graduates, including techy Otha Smith III and others. These graduates use their personal experience to create apps that track the effects of cannabis strains and relay that information to other users.

According to the Gazette, Smith got overwhelmed by some medical marijuana products when he was a registered MMCC patient trying to deflect from opioids. That was after he had a car crash in 2003 that left him with persistent pain.

The laws regarding marijuana are also changing, and the government is loosening its tight grip on its use. Lately, the Baltimore department ruled out that police cannot comprehend anyone on the sheer basis of the smell of marijuana as evidence in 2020. That's ensued as more people are progressing with the development of cannabis apps.

As the Baltimore Sun also reports, the range of marijuana decriminalized ranges above 10grams. Therefore, no police officer should arrest anyone based on the observation that they possess cannabis amounts less than that. This ruling passed in 2014 builds on the previous one regarding its arrest protocol.

Regardless, people are continually using marijuana on medical grounds, benefiting them immensely. Simultaneously, there's more effort put into decriminalizing marijuana use and developing medical marijuana apps.

Becoming a Medical Cannabis MMCC Card Patient in Maryland

Registering as a Maryland medical cannabis patient takes three steps: Scheduling a doctor's appointment, signing up with MMCC, and proving the necessary documentation. The doctor assesses your medical condition (s) while signing up with MMCC and requires you to pay a $50 fee. Besides, you must upload a government-issued ID, passport, or driving license clearly displaying your Maryland address.

The Maryland OneStop Portal

The Maryland one-stop portal went live on February 16th, 2021, and provides a plethora of MMCC services. The portal offers a user-friendly experience for cannabis patients, caregivers, and businesses. It provides services that include all licensing and registration forms, including clinical director applications, patient and caregiver applications, cannabis agent registration, business license and registration application, provider registration, and certifications.

Register in OneStop - Patients and Caregivers

• Click HERE to log on to the OneStop portal
• New patients can register a new account by clicking "Register."
• Wait for an email notification to verify your account

Register in One-Stop - Industry Bodies/ Providers

• Click HERE to log on to the OneStop portal
• New patients can register a new account by clicking "Register."
• Wait for an email notification to verify your account
• Claim your record

Maryland residents must hand over valid and acceptable forms of identification, including:

• Military ID
• Passport
• Motor Vehicle Administration identification card (front and back) or driving license

Sometimes, your identification doesn't verify your current residential address, isn't an MVA ID card, or isn't a driving license. In this regard, please verify your current Maryland address by submitting two of any of the following source documents:

• MVA change of address card
• Checking or savings account statement
• Utility, telephone, cable, or satellite TV bill
• Maryland vehicle registration title or card
• Property tax bill or receipt

These Must:

Include the applicant's residence details and name

Reflect the date of issue, which shouldn't be later than 90 days

It may not be from the same business, agency, or company

Besides, the Applicant Can Provide:

• Proof of homeownership or mortgage account (statement from Maryland assessment and taxation, bill of sale, title, deed)
• Residential rental contract (signed, formal landlord-tenant contact agreement) or (apartment lease or other forms of rental property)
• Priority mail from local, state, or federal government, including all envelope content
• Installment contracts from financial institutions, including banks
• Retail/department that stores credit card bills - Exxon's, Lowe's, Walmart, Sears, etc.
• A residential service contract encompasses many services on a residential property, including cable and repair.
• Selective service card
• Car insurance card policy
• Recent voter registration card
• A recent electronic photocopy. Perhaps, you can use a passport photo app with a high rating on the app or Google play store for a high-quality resolution.

The photo must be clear and un-obscured by a hat, head coverings, dark glasses, or sunglasses. It should be taken with a neutral face, perhaps with a smile, facing the camera directly. Besides, it should be clear and colored, taken against a white background, and the patient must be clothed, captured from the head to the shoulders. Technically, the photo should look like a passport or a driving license's photo. Also, the picture should be recent, taken within the last six months, to reflect their current appearance.

The photo must also be an image file and shouldn't be digitally manipulated to change the appearance. Besides, patients should keep it below 3MB in size.

Note that the MMCC will return your application if it doesn't meet the above requirements.

Please visit the US Department of State's passport and Passport Photos Page to learn more about the unacceptable and acceptable photos. Just use the images available to get a clear picture of what's acceptable and what's not but don't use the cropping tools on that page.

Hospice care patients must submit a letter from the Attending of Hospice Record (AOHR) doctor indicating that they're in their care. They should also attach a recent photo and submit the attachment in either .pdf or .jpg format.

Please visit the MMCC Registry website, hover over to "Create Account" under the "Patients" heading, and click the button. Then, complete and submit the application.

Also, be sure to verify your email address since the commission won't renew your application without doing that. You can click on the email link sent to you immediately after completing and submitting your application form to verify your email account.

The MMCC will follow up on your renewal with an email informing you whether or not your application is successful. This email usually contains your login details, including your username for the Patient Registry portal. It also lodges your MMCC patient ID number for your doctor to offer your written certification for medical cannabis. You can combine the written certification and Patient ID Number as you purchase medical cannabis in any licensed Dispensary.

If you find having a caregiver viable, you can still go with this optional choice. However, they must submit an application expressing their willingness to commit and get the MMCC's approval. You can log in to the Patient Registry and head on to the add/remove caregiver tab to get one. There, you can select your preferred caregiver.

Subsequent Steps

Usually, after the MMCC approves your application, the electronic Patient ID card will be available for printing. Since it is already validated, you can print and use it to obtain medical marijuana at any licensed Maryland dispensary as you wait for your card to arrive.

Therefore, ensure that you have this copy – the MMCC ID Number when you visit the dispensary and provider.