how can i get a medical marijuana card in california

Mendocino County administers the California Department of Public Health’s Medical Marijuana Program (MMP). Both medical marijuana users and their primary caregivers are eligible for a medical marijuana identification card (MMIC). State cards must be renewed annually. In 2015, the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) was enacted to amend prior laws for the licensure and regulation of medical marijuana. In November of 2016, CA voters approved Prop 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), legalizing recreational marijuana use for those 21 years of age and older. In late June of 2017, SB 94 combined portions of both MCRSA and AUMA to streamline and resolve the differences between both Acts and created Marijuana Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act. SB 94 maintains the provisions of AUMA that, effective January 1, 2018, allows the tax-exempt sale of medicinal cannabis and products only if the buyer presents a valid state-issued medical marijuana ID card. The application form for the Medical Marijuana Identification Card (MMIC) is available to down load here and at the receptionist’s window of our Ukiah Public Health office, located at 1120 South Dora Street. Ukiah, CA. 95482. The patient or caregiver can complete their portion, but physician documentation is required before the application can be submitted.

While marijuana dispensaries have been sprouting like weeds across Los Angeles, no company has been able to take root in Santa Monica’s highly regulated soil — until now. After being selected by the City as one of two cannabis companies in a 2018 licensing application process, CPC Compassion Inc. has secured a location at 925 Wilshire Blvd. If the permit is granted, construction and design plans approved, and other necessary licenses obtained, Santa Monica could see its first dispensary open doors by December at the earliest. However, unlike almost every other dispensary in LA, it will not be selling marijuana for recreational use. This is due to Santa Monica’s Cannabis Ordinance, which only allows for two medical dispensaries to do business in a strictly defined area of the City. The team behind CPC Compassion is excited to be the first dispensary to open in Santa Monica’s coveted market, but acknowledges that there will be difficulties that come with its medical only designation.

Prior to California’s recreational legalization of marijuana, customers needed a letter from a medical professional to patronize a dispensary. While there was formerly a large market of letter providers, the infrastructure faded away once recreational use was legalized. Song remains optimistic about the viability of CPC Compassion’s Santa Monica dispensary as Calyx Peak specializes in the medicinal uses of marijuana and aims to service this market locally. We’re targeting a different user than the recreational user. We’re targeting people that maybe have difficulty sleeping and have been taking Ambien far longer than they should be or people that have chronic joint pain,” said Song. Song is a 14 year resident of Santa Monica and a licensed physician radiation oncologist. He was drawn into the field of medical marijuana after witnessing its pain relief benefits during his late father’s battle with cancer. We are really going to bring a much more medicinal professional side to this,” said Song.

Once the City’s Cannabis Ordinance edges closer to its 2023 expiration date, City Council could choose to extend it further as written or alter it to allow for recreational dispensaries. Song expressed hope that recreational stores could be allowed as he acknowledged that it would help the company’s bottom line. However, Song maintained that above all CPC seeks to prove its benefit to the community and always play by the rules — of which there are many. Dispensaries are allowed to open along a two mile stretch of Wilshire Boulevard from Lincoln to the city limits or on Santa Monica Boulevard between Lincoln and 20th or between 23rd and Centinela Avenue. The shops may not be within 600 feet of a school, daycare, park, library, social services center, or the other cannabis business. The development of the two licensed companies was delayed by an appeal process of almost two years, during which several applicants protested their exclusion. CPC is awaiting Planning Commission review. According to City Public Information Officer Constance Farrell, this is anticipated to take place in the fall.

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