Connecticut – Patient FAQ

Fill out our sign-up form, click next, and follow the easy step-by-step process on our website to see a medical marijuana provider and get certified.

The law in CT explicitly says health insurers are not required to cover medical marijuana.

Once approved, our healthcare practitioner will then initiate your application for Connecticut’s Medical Marijuana Registry. He or she will ask you for a number of things including a valid e-mail address and primary telephone number.

The length of a Connecticut medical marijuana registration depends on the written certification. A Connecticut-licensed physician, physician assistant (PA), or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) may certify a patient for 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, or 2 years.

To keep things simple, our cannabis doctors at Quick Med Cards continue to offer 1-year certifications so you never have to guess when your card expires.

Eligible patients may also receive a temporary certification or extension from a licensed dispensary pharmacist for up to 90 consecutive days.

To qualify for a standard adult Connecticut medical marijuana registration certificate, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be a Connecticut resident.
• You must be at least 18 years old.
• You must have a debilitating medical condition approved by Connecticut.
• A Connecticut-licensed physician, physician assistant (PA), or an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) treating you for that condition must certify you. A physician must issue the certification if your qualifying condition is glaucoma.
• You cannot be confined in a correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Correction.

You must submit acceptable proof of identity and separate proof of Connecticut residency. A Connecticut-issued ID is not the only acceptable identity document. DCP also accepts documents such as an out-of-state driver’s license, U.S. passport or passport card, and permanent resident card.

Patients under 18 may qualify through a separate process that requires two physicians and a parent or guardian to act as the patient’s caregiver. A PA, or APRN cannot replace either physician in the minor-patient process.

Eligible adults may also receive a temporary medical marijuana certification from a licensed dispensary pharmacist for up to 90 days after an in-person assessment. This option is not available to patients under 18 or patients with glaucoma.

Beginning Oct. 1, 2026, qualifying out-of-state patients and caregivers may access Connecticut’s palliative-use cannabis market under a separate pathway. This does not eliminate the residency requirement for a standard Connecticut patient registration certificate.

Patients aged 18 or older may qualify for Connecticut’s Medical Marijuana Program if they have one of the state’s approved qualifying medical conditions. Patients under age 18 have a separate list of qualifying conditions and must follow a separate registration process.

Below are the qualifying conditions for a medical card in Connecticut:

• ALS
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Cachexia
• Cancer
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chronic Neuropathic Pain
• Chronic Pain
• Chronic Pancreatitis
• Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
• Crohn’s Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Female Orgasmic Difficulty/Disorder
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Hydrocephalus
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Intractable Neuropathic Pain
• Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury
• MALS Syndrome
• Movement Disorders (Huntington’s Disease)
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Neuropathic Facial Pain
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• PTSD
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Intractable Headache Syndromes
• Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
• Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Spasticity
• Fibromyalgia
• Spinal Cord Damage
• Terminal Illness
• Tourette Syndrome
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Seizure Disorder
• Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning
• Wasting Syndrome

No. Having one or more approved qualifying conditions does not guarantee certification. A Connecticut-licensed physician, PA, or  APRN must complete a medically reasonable assessment and determine that the potential benefits of medical marijuana are likely to outweigh the health risks. The provider makes the final certification decision.