Apply For Your New Jersey Medical Marijuana Card Online

New Jersey has a list of qualifying conditions that make residents eligible for a medical cannabis card, including:

• ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• Anxiety
• Cancer
• Chronic pain
• Crohn’s disease
• Dysmenorrhea
• Glaucoma
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Intractable Skeletal Spasticity
• Migraines
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Muscular Dystrophy
• HIV/AIDS
• PTSD
• Seizure disorders including epilepsy
• A terminal illness with a prognosis of fewer than 12 months to live
• Tourette Syndrome
• Opioid use disorder

First, you’ll book an appointment with a doctor in the Veriheal network. Once approved by the state-certified physician, you will receive your NJMMP Registry ID and Reference Number from the doctor which you will use to register with the state of New Jersey online.

On your state application you must upload the following to prove your residency:

1. Passport-style photo
2. Valid NJ state ID
3. Current utility info/bill (billed within the last 90 days)

Within 30 days, the NJ DOH will contact you via email with your approval information. Digital New Jersey MMJ cards are now provided to every patient for free. If you choose to receive a physical card, the fee is now reduced to $10.  Your physical card will come in the mail in 7-10 business days, but you may use your digital medical cannabis card immediately upon receipt.

Along with having a qualified condition, a New Jersey patient must be at least 18 years old and prove their NJ residency with both a current driver’s license or identification card and another document proving a valid address. The medical cannabis card itself is valid for two years, but a patient must get re-certified by a licensed physician annually.

Getting a New Jersey medical marijuana card with Veriheal costs between $199-$210, depending on if you choose to receive a physical medical card. Your $199 fee with Veriheal covers your consultation fee, physician copay, and the medical evaluation for your recommendation, with financing options. New Jersey MMJ cards are now provided to every patient for free. If you choose to receive a physical card, the fee is now reduced to $10.

A person with medicinal marijuana certification may choose to have a caregiver if necessary. If the condition of a patient is too severe to the point where they can not physically go to their alternative therapy center (ATC) themselves, a caregiver can be used. Up to two caregivers can be designated by patients.

Without the presence of the patient, a caregiver can buy medicinal marijuana from an ATC.

The licensed patient selects caregivers; generally a friend or family member. During registering, caregivers can be added at any moment and must go through the same process as patients in order to obtain a card.

Caregivers must submit fingerprints for an inquiry into a criminal background. Once the caregiver has started internet registration, the fingerprinting forms will be accessible. Elected caregivers must be at least 18 years old, a resident of New Jersey, and agree to help a qualified person use marijuana for medical purposes. Caregivers have to undergo a background check and can’t be the physician of the patient.

Caregivers are required to include:

• Recent photo
• Government-issued photo ID
• Registration Fee ($10 for a physical card, $0 for a digital card)

Optional documents:

• Proof of government assistance
• Caregiver proof of government assistance (medical marijuana patients younger than 18 may qualify for a reduced application fee through a legal guardian’s or caregiver’s government assistance eligibility).

No fee is charged for their cards to parents or legal guardians of minor patients.

Medical cannabis patients and caregivers are now allowed to have a maximum of 3 ounces every month for 18 months, with a capped amount based on pending regulation, except for terminally ill patients who are not limited to the amount they possess.

Edibles infused with cannabis are only accessible for patients younger than 18 years of age. Medical marijuana is packaged in one-eighth ounce (0.125 oz.) or 3.54 grams and one-quarter ounce (0.25 oz.) or 7.1 grams, respectively. Medical marijuana patients in New Jersey can purchase two ounces (2 oz.), or 56.7 grams, of marijuana product over a period of 30 days.

Cultivation of medical and adult-use marijuana is illegal in New Jersey.

To renew your New Jersey medical marijuana card through Veriheal, you’ll need to schedule a renewal appointment with one of our physicians. They can confirm that you still need medical cannabis for your qualifying condition and help you with the renewal process. We will remind you when it’s almost time for your renewal appointment, or you can reach out to our Customer Service Department so we can assist you and apply a renewal discount for you.

A New Jersey medical marijuana card is valid for two years.