Illinois Medical Cannabis Card
Illinois Medical Cannabis Card
Getting your medical cannabis card in Illinois may seem like a daunting process; however, the doctors at Caduceus Medical Partners are here to break everything down. From your initial inquiry to the day you get your card, we are with you every step of the way.
Medical marijuana is an alternative treatment for life-altering diseases that result in chronic pain and other debilitating conditions. Used as an analgesic, proper use of medical cannabis in Illinois can help with nerve pain, inflammation, nausea from chemotherapy, muscle spasticity, and more.
The Illinois medical marijuana card requirements are as follows. You must be:
- At least 18 years of age or older
- A legal Illinois state resident with proof of residency
- Diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition as outlined in the list below. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, you must have one of the qualifying conditions in order to obtain a medical cannabis card in Illinois.
- Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Arnold-Chiari malformation
- Cancer
- Causalgia
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
- Chronic pain- NEW
- Crohn’s disease
- CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome Type II)
- Dystonia
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- Hydrocephalus
- Hydromyelia
- Interstitial cystitis
- Lupus
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myoclonus
- Nail-patella syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- 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
- Syringomyelia
- Tarlov cysts
- Tourette syndrome
- Traumatic brain injury
- Cachexia/wasting syndrome
Meeting with a licensed physician is the first step toward getting your medical marijuana card in Illinois. If they see that medical cannabis can help treat your symptoms they will need to fill out the physician certification form and mail it to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
If you meet the above requirements, you are one step closer to receiving a medical cannabis card. But you will also need to:
- Fill out the patient application form
- Pay the application fee
- Submit a 2x2 inch passport photo
- Provide proof of your Illinois residency
- Prove your identity and age (Illinois Driver’s License or US passport)
- Complete the fingerprint consent form
When you get all these items together, mail everything, including the completed documents and forms, to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Once you are approved, you will need to register with the Illinois Department of Public Health in order to receive your medical marijuana card. Then, you will be able to legally use medical marijuana in Illinois.
If you are ready to obtain a medical cannabis card in Illinois, contact us today to set up an appointment at our Chicago office.