Current Estimated Patient Counts: Approximately 3,700 – The Department of Health was quoted saying, “5 out of every 1000 North Dakotans will use Medical Marijuana.”

How can I obtain a North Dakota Medical Marijuana Card?

The state is yet to establish a system for screening and awarding patients with medical marijuana cards.  Once a system is in place, we’ll update the info here.  Below you can find all the info you’ll need in order to apply.

If a patient does not live within 40 miles of the nearest compassionate care center, they may cultivate up to 8 marijuana plants in an enclosed, locked facility.

Patients may receive a recommendation from their physician to use medical marijuana if they have one of the qualifying conditions listed below and the physician finds that no other form of the drug, such as a low-extract THC, would help.  You will need to provide the following information in your medical marijuana application.

Interested applicants must receive written certification from your physician, supporting application documents, and a non-refundable application fee that is yet to be determined.  The original written certification verifying patient eligibility shall contain the following:

• Name address and phone number of your physician
• Physician’s clinical licensure
• Patient applicant’s name and date of birth
• Medical justification for the physician’s certification of the patient’s debilitating medical condition
• Physician’s signature and date
• Name, address, and date of birth of the applicant
• Name, address, and date of birth of the applicant’s primary caregiver (if any)
• A reasonable copy of the applicant’s North Dakota Driver’s License or government-issued ID
• Length of time the patient has been under the physician’s care
• Applicant’s or guardian’s signature and date
• Signed consent for release of medical information related to the patient’s debilitating medical condition

Does my medical condition qualify for a Medical Marijuana recommendation in North Dakota?

Debilitating medical conditions, which qualify for medical marijuana are as follows:

• Cancer and its treatments
• Positive status for immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Decompensated cirrhosis (Hepatitis C)
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or the treatment of these conditions
• Crohn’s disease or Fibromyalgia
• Spinal stenosis or chronic back pain including neuropathy or damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
• Glaucoma
• Epilepsy
• A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following:
  • Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
  • Severe debilitating pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures for over 3 months or which other treatment options produced serious side effects
  • Intractable Nausea
  • Seizures
  • Severe or Persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
• Any other medical condition or its treatment added by the North Dakota Department of Health

How do I become a designated Caregiver in North Dakota?

Designated caregivers must meet the following requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must agree to assist with a patient’s medical use of marijuana
• Have not been convicted of a felony offense
• Assists no more the five (5) qualifying patients with their medical use of marijuana

For detailed info on North Dakota’s Compassionate Care Act, click here.