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The following medical conditions or related treatments can qualify you for a medical marijuana card in Mississippi:

• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Agitation of dementia
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Autism
• Cancer
• Crohn’s disease
• Diabetic/peripheral neuropathy
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis
• Huntington’s disease
• Muscular dystrophy
• Pain refractory to appropriate opioid management
• Parkinson’s disease
• Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Sickle-cell anemia
• Spastic quadriplegia
• Spinal cord disease or severe injury
• Ulcerative colitis

You can also qualify if you are suffering from a debilitating disease or medical condition that produces one or more of the following:

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Chronic pain
• Multiple sclerosis
• Seizures
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms
• Severe or intractable nausea

Did you not find your medical conditions on the state qualifying list for medical marijuana cards in Mississippi?

Any resident of Mississippi may petition the Mississippi department of health (MDOH) to add serious medical conditions or their treatments to the list of debilitating medical conditions in Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department will consider the petition and approve or deny the petition within 60 days of submission.

1. A medical certification from a licensed healthcare professional.
2. A current photograph of the applicant
3. Identification issued by the state of Mississippi.
   • A driver’s license, passport, or state-issued ID card
4. Proof of residency in the state of Mississippi.

You can show any of these to show your proof of residency in Mississippi:

• Ownership, lease, or rental documents that shows resident in the Mississippi
• Utility billing such as power, gas, or water bills.
• Mississippi vehicle registration

Out-of-state patients with valid medical marijuana cards can apply for a nonresident marijuana ID card. The cards are valid for 15 days and can be renewed. Nonresidents can purchase the marijuana limits sets by the state medical marijuana program.

The state allows the registered patient to designate a caregiver to assist them in medical marijuana treatment. Caregivers can legally visit a dispensary on a patient’s behalf and transport medical Marijuana to the patient. However, caregivers can not legally consume patients’ cannabis.

Caregivers can individually register them in the Mississippi medical marijuana program. During the registration process, patients can change or add a caregiver through Mississippi’s online portal. A caregiver can assist up to five patients at once. The qualifications to become a caregiver in Mississippi are as follows:

• Be over 21 years old
• Be a Mississippi resident
• Agree to help the patient with their medications
• Pass a criminal background check