You qualify as long as you are a resident of Arkansas, are 18 years of age or older, and have a qualifying medical condition (for questions regarding qualifying medical conditions, please see next question)

The state of Arkansas recognizes the following conditions as qualifying. If you don't have a qualifying condition, please reach out to us anyway—we're here to help:
- Cancer
-Glaucoma
-Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome
-Hepatitis C
-Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
-Tourette’s syndrome
-Crohn’s disease
-Ulcerative colitis
-Post-traumatic stress disorder
-Severe arthritisFibromyalgia
-Alzheimer’s disease
-Cachexia or wasting syndrome
-Peripheral neuropathy
-Intractable pain which is pain that has not responded to ordinary medications, treatment or surgical measures for more than six (6) months
-Severe nausea
-Seizures including without limitation those characteristic of epilepsy
-Severe and persistent muscle spasms including without limitation those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
-and any other medical condition or its treatment approved by the Department of Health

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The following are required when submitting your application:The application form.The completed Physician Written Certification.Photocopy of your Arkansas issued driver's license or state ID (remember: name and address must match what is listed on your Arkansas driver's license or ID).The nonrefundable $50 application fee.

Your registry identification card from the Arkansas Department of Health will be valid for one year from the date it is issued OR the amount of time designated by the physician.

We recommend renewing your card no less than 30 days prior to the expiration date.

If applying online you will need an updated Physician Written Certification, most recent copy of your Arkansas driver’s license or identification card and credit/debit card.If applying through the mail you will need a Patient Registry Application, updated Physician Written Certification, most recent copy of your Arkansas driver’s license or identification card and a check/money order for $50 for patient applications and $87 for caregiver applications.

It may take up to 14 days to process your renewal.

Yes. The following information received and records kept by the Arkansas Department Health Medical MMJ Section are subject to all applicable federal privacy laws, are confidential, are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and are not subject to disclosure to any individual or public or private entity, except as necessary for authorized employees of the department to perform official duties for the medical MMJ program. Law enforcement will have the ability to confirm  only the validity of an ID card.

No. Using medical cannabis is prohibited in a school bus, on the grounds of any preschool or primary or secondary school, in any correctional facility, in any motor vehicle, in a private residence used at any time to provide licensed child care or other similar social service care on the premises and in any public place where an individual could reasonably be expected to be observed by others. A public place includes all parts of buildings owned in a whole or in part, or leased, by the state or local unit of government. A public place does not include a private residence unless the private residence is used to provide licensed child care, foster care or other similar social service care on the premises. Using medical MMJ is also prohibited in a health care facility or any other place where smoking is prohibited by the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006 and knowingly in close physical proximity to anyone under the age of 18.

A visiting qualifying patient may obtain MMJ from a dispensary  with  approval as a visiting patient.Complete the visiting patient application here.A visiting patient application is $50.00 (non-refundable). If approved, a visiting patient may purchase medical MMJ in Arkansas for a 30-day period, per application.

Processing time is 10 to 14 days

The Arkansas Department of Health does not issue temporary cards.

Yes. To be protected under the Arkansas Medical MMJ Act, MMJ must be labeled from one of the Arkansas dispensaries.

No. Qualifying registered patients and their designated caregivers cannot grow or cultivate their own. MMJ-infused products must be purchased through the Arkansas medical MMJ dispensaries.

Qualified registered patients are allowed to purchase up to 2.5 ounces from a dispensary every 14 days.

Please contact your insurance provider or Medicaid official for an answer.

Yes. Qualified patients under 18 years of age cannot purchase medical MMJ from a dispensary. The legal guardian or parent is required to register as a caregiver to buy medical MMJ for a minor.