Get Your Illinois Medical Marijuana Card

In Illinois, getting a medical marijuana card can lead to significant savings compared to buying recreational cannabis. 

Medical marijuana is cheaper and has lower tax rates. On average, an ounce of MMJ costs $320 with a tax of only 1%. On the other hand, recreational marijuana costs around $400. Plus, it is subject to a 6.25% state sales tax and an additional excise tax that ranges from 10% to 25%. 

So, if you consumed 0.5 ounces per month (6 ounces a year), recreational marijuana would cost between $2,916 to $3,276. While medical marijuana would cost you only $1,939.20 in a year. So, you could save between $976.80 to $1,336.80 per year on cannabis!

Even after accounting for the costs of gaining a medical marijuana card (certification and application fees), the potential savings are substantial. And with Quick Med Cards, getting a med card in Illinois is even cheaper with our low fees from $45 to $149.

Besides saving money, there are other reasons to get a medical marijuana card in Illinois, even if recreational cannabis is legal. For example:

• Medical marijuana cardholders have access to higher potency products than recreational users.
• The Illinois medical card gives you priority access to dispensaries over recreational users.
• An Illinois med card gives you more legal protections than recreational users.
• Medical marijuana cardholders can legally grow marijuana, while recreational users cannot. Illinois marijuana laws only allow med cardholders aged 21 and above to grow up to five cannabis plants at home.

The price ranges from as low as $45.00 to a max of $149.00. The price of an appointment is based on the complexity of a patient’s case and the healthcare professional expertise and years of experience. The cost includes the consultation with our doctor as well as the official marijuana certification if you’re approved. In addition, you must pay an annual $50 fee to the Illinois Medical Marijuana Program for the medical marijuana card.

Yes. You can get your Illinois medical marijuana card online through our telemedicine service. At Quick Med Cards we offer affordable online appointments with certified-to-recommend cannabis doctors in Illinois via video call. If approved, you’ll get your recommendation for marijuana right away so you can complete the online application for a medical card on the Illinois medical marijuana program website. Once your application has been processed, you’ll receive your medical card. You can learn more about how to apply for a medical card in Illinois online here. 

The online consultation with our Illinois medical marijuana doctor is quick and effortless. First, you need to fill out the information form, pick a convenient consultation time, and register an account with QuickMedCards. When your appointment time nears, we will send a text and email with a link to your video call. Usually, the appointment takes 10 – 15 minutes, and if approved, you will get your marijuana certification through email and in your QuickMedCards dashboard immediately afterward.

In order to be eligible for a medical card in Illinois, you must be diagnosed with one of the qualifying medical conditions determined by the state:

• Pain (chronic or severe)
• PTSD
• Arthritis
• Migraines
• Anorexia
• Irritable bowel
• Cancer
• Fibromyalgia
• Seizures
• ALS
• HIV/AIDS
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Autism
• Traumatic brain injury
• Lupus
• Neuropathy
• Arnold-Chiari malformation
• Causalgia
• Crohn’s disease
• CRPS Type II
• Dystonia
• Fibrous Dysplasia
• Hydrocephalus
• Hydromyelia
• Interstitial cystitis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Myoclonus
• Nail-patella syndrome
• Neurofibromatosis
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• Residual limb pain
• Sjogren’s syndrome
• Spinal cord disease
• Spinocerebellar ataxia
• Syringomyelia
• Tarlov cysts
• Tourette syndrome
• Cachexia
• Ehlers-Danlos
• Neuro-Bechet
• Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

You can read more about the qualifying conditions for medical cannabis in Illinois here.

Updated on . Medical content reviewed by Dr. Shatha Atiya