Requirements & Qualifying Conditions For a Medical Cannabis Card in Illinois

Qualifying Conditions for a Medical Marijuana Card in Illinois 2024

If you are battling any of the conditions below, then medical marijuana may bring you relief. You can book your appointment to speak with one of our compassionate medical marijuana doctors today.

Below are the qualifying conditions for a medical marijuana card in Illinois:

• Myoclonus
• Nail-patella Syndrome
• Neuro-Bechet’s Autoimmune Disease
• Neurofibromatosis
• Neuropathy
• Osteoarthritis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
• Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Residual Limb Pain
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Seizure disorder, including epilepsy
• Severe Fibromyalgia
• Sjogren’s Syndrome
• Spinal Cord Disease (including but not limited to arachnoiditis)
• Spinal cord injury is damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity.
• Spinocerebellar Ataxia
• Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
• Syringomyelia
• Tarlov Cysts
• Terminal Illness
• Tourette Syndrome
• Traumatic Brain Injury

The Opioid Alternative Pilot Program Requirements

The Opioid Alternative Pilot Program is a new program in Illinois that allows qualifying patients to use medical cannabis as an alternative to opioids.

To be eligible for the program: 

• Patients must be at least 21 years old.
• The patient must be a resident of Illinois.
• A state-licensed physician must certify that the patient has a medical condition for which an opioid has been or could be prescribed based on generally accepted standards of care.
• Also, veterans with a current prescription for an opioid who are receiving medical services at VA facilities are eligible.
• Pay the $10 government fee for each 90-day registration period. 

Patients registered with the program can buy 2.5 ounces of medicinal cannabis every 14 days until their 90-day certification expires. After the 90-day period, you can renew your certification to maintain access to medical marijuana in Illinois. It should be noted that having a medical card is cheaper than renewing your certification because only one renewal is needed per year instead of every three months or so. 

How to Get a Medical Card in Illinois

The process of getting a medical card in Illinois is easy and straightforward.

All you need to do is follow these two steps:

1. Obtain a marijuana certification from a cannabis doctor in Illinois.

2. Register with the Illinois Medical Cannabis Patient Registry Program.

Not sure how to get a marijuana certification?

With Quick Med Cards, you can get your medical marijuana certification anywhere in Illinois. The entire process is online and takes less than 15 minutes! 

1. Sign up with Quick Med Cards and create your account.

2. Speak with our cannabis doctor via video call.

3. If approved, you’ll get your certification following your appointment.

Don’t waste time waiting at the doctor’s office. Let us take care of all the hassle for you so that there’s nothing stopping what matters most – your health. 

Illinois Medical Marijuana Card Requirements

• You must be a resident of Illinois with a qualifying medical condition to be eligible for medical cannabis in the state.
• The Illinois medical marijuana card costs $50 annually, $100 for two years, or $125 for three years.
• Illinois has an Opioid Alternative Pilot Program that allows qualifying patients to use medical marijuana instead of opioids.
• It costs $10 to join the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program.
• Veterans in Illinois with a qualifying illness do not need a marijuana certification to get medical marijuana cards.