How to apply for a Colorado medical marijuana card

Apply for or renew your medical marijuana registry card

Step 1: See your health care provider

You need a new provider certification each time you apply. Your health care provider will write it for you and submit it electronically. Finish the rest of your application within 6 months of the date you get your provider certification.

At your appointment

• Get a printed copy of the provider certification for your records.
• Ask your health care provider to check that all information on your certification is correct.
• Submit a new provider certification each time you apply.

Applicants under age 18

• All minor patients must see two providers and submit two physician certifications.
• If the minor patient has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, or any condition for which a physician could prescribe an opioid, and the recommending provider is not the patient’s primary care physician, the physician should review the records of a diagnosing physician or a licensed mental health provider acting within his or her scope of practice. Refer to C.R.S. 25-1.5-106 and House Bill 19-1028.

Applicants aged 18-20

• Applicants in this age group that did not have a registry card before age 18 and applied for the first time on or after Jan. 1, 2022 will need provider certifications from two different providers at different medical practices each year when they apply.
• If the applicant is homebound, the providers do not need to be from different medical practices. Make sure both providers enter their certifications into the Medical Marijuana Registry system.

Step 2: Complete your your application online

Make sure you have all the required information.

Enter your information

• Renewal applicants log into your account and click on your name under "Tracking Inbox: Patient Registration." Then scroll down and click "Save and Start Application."
• First-time applicants create an account and click “New” under "Tracking Inbox: Patient Registration."
  When you have entered and checked your information, click "Save & Submit Patient Application."Applications must be submitted by the patient or the patient's legal representative.

Add your provider certification

1. Click “Provider certification”
2. Click “New”
3. Choose your provider certification from the drop-down menu
4. Click “Save”

Applicants age 18-20

Applicants in this age group that did not have a registry card before age 18 and applied for the first time on or after Jan. 1, 2022 are required to submit two provider certifications. Currently, the system will only allow you to add one certification to your application. We will add the other one for you after you submit your application. Please make sure all of your identifying information matches on both provider certifications.

Choose your cultivation information

1. Click the “Cultivation information” link
2. Click “New”
3. Select your cultivation option and complete the required fields
4. Click “Save”

If you are applying with a caregiver, make sure that you have your caregiver's registration ID number. Your caregiver will need to accept a caregiver agreement to be listed on your card.

Pay

The application processing is fee is $29.50. It is non-refundable and is required each time you submit an application. Effective Oct. 15 the application processing fee will be $52.

By credit card, debit card, or electronic check

• Click "Payment"
• Click "New"
• Choose "Click here to pay." This will open a new window where you will enter your payment information.

Fee waiver

You may qualify for a fee waiver if your household income is 185% of the Federal Poverty Level or less.

To apply with a fee waiver, submit a copy of your certified Colorado tax return for the current tax year. You can get this from the Colorado Department of Revenue.