Get Your Connecticut Medical Marijuana Card With My MMJ Doctor

A medical marijuana card or medical cannabis card is a state-issued identification card that allows a patient with a doctor’s recommendation to obtain, possess, or cultivate marijuana to treat their corresponding health ailment or symptoms. In Connecticut, medical marijuana patients must recertify their medical marijuana card annually by seeing a licensed physician again.

• June 2012 – Gov. Dannel Malloy signed HB 5389, decriminalizing cannabis possession.
• September 2013 – The Department of Consumer Protection responsible for the program adopted formal rules.
• May 2016 – Gov. Malloy signed HB 5450, allowing minors to qualify for certain types of medical marijuana treatment.
• April 2018 – A recreational marijuana bill was approved to be sent to the General Assembly in a 27–24 vote but not approved.
• March 2020– Governor Ned Lamont proposed a bill with legislative support, but it shut down due to COVID-19.
• Feb 2021 – Efforts to legalize recreational marijuana renewed
• April 2021– Recreational marijuana bill was passed by the state Judiciary Committee by a 22–16 vote.
• June 22, 2021 – Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill 1201, which legalized recreational cannabis.

Connecticut set some rules and regulation that provides immunity from state criminal and civil penalties for physicians, patients, caregivers, dispensaries, and producers who act responsibly by the law. Patients must have qualifying medical conditions to engage in the palliative use of marijuana and must be state residents. As recreational cannabis is also legal in the state, there are rules associated with it.

Proof of Identity

You must submit one legible copy of a non-expired identification form.

• Acceptable forms include:
• Connecticut or Out-of-State Issued Driver’s License
• Connecticut Issued ID
• Connecticut pistol or firearm permit
• US Passport
• Permanent Resident Card
• Certificate of Naturalization
• Certificate of Citizenship (some age restrictions apply)

Proof of Residency

You must submit one document from the following list to prove your residency in Connecticut. The document must:

• Show your name and your address
• Be dated within 90 days
• Be computer generated.

Acceptable documents include:

• Connecticut voter registration card
• Computer-generated bills or statements from a bank, mortgage company, Doctor, or hospital
• Pre-printed paycheck showing your name and address with your employer’s name and address
• loan statement of a motor vehicle registered in your name
• Motor vehicle registration
• Residential mortgage or similar loan contract, showing signatures from all parties and dated within the last year.
• Survey of your Connecticut property issued by a licensed surveyor

My MMJ Doctor has served thousands of patients and is innovating to provide doctors & patients with a state-of-the-art medical marijuana evaluation experience. Our vision is to give patients easy access to medical marijuana as an alternative to pain medications, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety medications rather than using harmful drugs.