It costs just ${{statesPrices.MO}} to get your 3-year MMJ evaluation with NuggMD/Missouri.
The application fee is $25.00 for a patient or caregiver. An additional patient cultivator card costs $50.00. This fee is in addition to the $25.00 fee. Patient cultivation cards last for three years as well. Note that adult-use cultivation cards aren't available yet, but will only be valid for one year when they become available in 2023.
Unfortunately no. But Missouri's application fees are much less expensive than most states. For example, in Oklahoma, it costs $100 to apply for a state cannabis ID.
A qualified patient must recertify once every three years. Note that any patients who were approved for their MMJ ID before Dec. 8, 2022 must recertify after one year. Their new certification will be valid for three years.
The state has up to 30 days to process your application. The Department has been very fast with applications up to this point. Some applicants have received their new patient identification cards via email within 48 hours.
You'll receive your card via email as soon as you're approved. You can then print it out and keep it with you as your ID. Some patients get their cards in as little as 48 hours.
We provide a full refund within 30 days if your NuggMD physician has not yet issued your Physician Certification Form. Please send an email to support@nuggmd.com with the subject line “Refund Request” and a brief description of your issue. We want to make sure you are 100% satisfied with your purchase being that you, the customer, are the most important thing to us! Once a refund has been initiated, please allow for 3-5 business days for the funds to transfer back to the card you used for the transaction. If any issues arise, please feel free to reach back out for further assistance.
No. The constitutional amendment that legalized cannabis in the state removed the requirement for patients to show their residence to qualify for a state MMJ ID.
Yes. You need to get re-evaluated by your physician every three years and pay the state application fee, which is subject to small yearly increases. As of February 2022, this fee is just $25.00. The cost of your evaluation depends on what your physician charges. At NuggMD, a three-year Missouri medical marijuana evaluation costs just $199.
Missouri has a long list of qualifying conditions that basically includes anyone with a severe or chronic medical condition:
Under these rules, most residents of the state who are over 18 and seek cannabis treatment will qualify. Parents or guardians who have a minor patient who needs cannabis treatment (if for instance, the child has Dravet's or epilepsy) will need to have their child evaluated and approved by two completely independent, state-licensed physicians.
You can purchase up to six ounces of dried marijuana in a 30-day period. For purposes of this measurement, one ounce of dried flower is equivalent to eight grams of concentrate or 800 milligrams of THC in an infused product. Thus, the total amount you can purchase in a 30-day period would be: six ounces of flower or 48 grams of concentrate or 4,800 mg THC-infused products.
If you need more cannabis than this, you'll need a recommendation from your nurse practitioner or physician specifying the higher amount needed.
A qualifying patient that doesn't cultivate can have up to a 60-day supply at home, which is equal to 12 ounces of flower or its equivalent. Therefore, the total amount you can possess at home at any time would be: 12 ounces of flower or 96 grams of concentrate or 9,600 mg THC-infused products.
Patients who cultivate are allowed to possess up to a 90-day supply of flower or its equivalent, so long as the supply of medical marijuana cultivated by the qualifying patients remains under their control, and on the property. Therefore, if you cultivate, the total amount of cannabis you can possess at home at any time would be: 18 ounces of flower or 144 grams of concentrate or 14,400 mg THC-infused products.
Yes. The constitutional amendment that legalized cannabis also requires the state to recognize out-of-state medical marijuana IDs issued by other states. Out-of-state patients with a government-issued MMJ ID card can now purchase medical marijuana in Missouri. Out-of-state patients who don't have a government-issued MMJ ID may apply to become patients in Missouri by seeing a Missouri MD, DO, or nurse practitioner and applying to the program.
Missouri patients can buy cannabis at any dispensary in the state. You can find an updated list of licensed dispensaries on the state's website.
Yes. Several cities, including Kansas City and St. Louis, now allow medical marijuana home delivery. Dispensaries are allowed to operate between 8 am and 10 pm.
You're allowed to possess up to six ounces at a time to transport your cannabis home from the dispensary. You are not allowed to smoke while driving. Keep your cannabis in a closed container until you get it home, and never drive while under the influence.
The answer to this question used to be yes, but the constitutional amendment that legalized cannabis also added employment protections for medical marijuana patients. Specifically, the law now says "(15) Unless a failure to do so would cause an employer to lose a monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law, an employer may not discriminate against a person in hiring, termination or any term or condition of employment or otherwise penalize a person. if the discrimination is based upon either of the following:
(a) The person's status as a qualifying patient or primary caregiver who has a valid identification card. including the person's legal use of a lawful marijuana product off the employer's premises during nonworking hours. unless the person was under the influence of medical marijuana on the premises of the place of employment or during the hours of employment; or
(b) A positive drug test for marijuana components or metabolites of a person who has a valid qualifying patient identification card. unless the person used, possessed, or was under the influence of medical marijuana on the premises of the place of employment or during the hours of employment.
Nothing in this subdivision shall apply to an employee in a position in which legal use of a lawful marijuana product affects in any manner a person's ability to perform job-related employment responsibilities or the safety of others. or conflicts with a bona fide occupational qualification that is reasonably related to the person's employment."
Public consumption is prohibited in MO unless in an area specifically allowed by law.
Yes. You must pay the application fee to cultivate and follow the state's strict guidelines. See these guidelines below.
You can only cultivate marijuana if you get approval to do so. There is a $50 application fee to cultivate, in addition to the $25 patient application fee. Your personal medical cultivation license will be valid for three years. Note that recreational personal cultivation cards are only valid for a year in comparison.
If and when you are approved, you'll receive special paperwork that you need to keep with your plants. You'll need to stay within the limits because growing more than the limit will have severe legal consequences. Your cultivation must take place in a locked room, and you must follow the security measures you agreed to when you have the department your cultivation plan.
Up to two people can share the same cultivation space IF they both have cultivation approval. The facility can also be used to cultivate for more patients IF the cultivator is a caregiver cultivating for up to six patients.
The limits are as follows:
Caregivers may now care for and cultivate for up to six qualifying patients. However, at no time can the number of flowering plants exceed 24 plants.
No. Only you or your caregiver can cultivate your cannabis.
No. You must have a Medical Marijuana-Infused Products Manufacturing Facility License to extract resins using dangerous materials or combustible gasses. You are allowed to use safe methods such as creating cannabis butter or coconut oil extraction, or other safe alternatives.
In Missouri, patients are allowed to designate caregivers to grow or purchase, transport and help administer their marijuana. The caregiver must have this Patient Authorization Form filled out by the patient they're going to care for. The caregiver will then complete their online application via the registry portal and pay the $25 application fee. If the caregiver is planning to cultivate for the patient, there's an additional $50 fee and a separate additional application.
Primary caregivers must be:
A patient may designate up to two caregivers. Caregivers can care for up to six patients.
A nurse practitioner can, but not a dentist. Only a state-licensed osteopath, physician, or nurse practitioner can write a recommendation for marijuana.
Not yet. Medical marijuana is still federally illegal and insurance companies just won't cover it. Some exceptions are made for Epidiolex, which is federally approved and used for seizures.
Amendment 2 provides specific protections for organ transplant patients. The law says "No patient shall be denied access to or priority for an organ transplant because they hold a Qualifying Patient identification card or use marijuana for medical use."
Yes. Missouri requires all retailers to charge a 4% tax on all cannabis purchases. This tax is in addition to any other applicable taxes and fees.
Yes. A criminal record doesn't prevent you from obtaining a cannabis card in Missouri. You can be denied if you provide false information or an incomplete application. You can also be revoked if you break the rules of the program, possess more than you're allowed, or you sell or traffic cannabis.
The state doesn't provide a list of doctors who will see patients for medical marijuana evaluations. More doctors are willing to discuss cannabis use now that they are protected from prosecution for discussing cannabis, but it's hard to know for sure if they will be receptive. The doctors who work with NuggMD are knowledgeable about cannabis use and comfortable discussing its potential benefits with patients.
Absolutely. You have the right to see whatever practitioner you choose to renew your medical marijuana certification, so long as they're licensed in the state and qualified to certify patients for cannabis use. All NuggMD practitioners are fully licensed in the state for which they provide evaluations and have obtained all state-required education and certifications to recommend cannabis.