Do I qualify for medical cannabis use in Kentucky?

Age and Residency

You must primarily live in the state of Kentucky in order to get your Kentucky medical marijuana certification. If the patient is a nonemancipated youth under the age of eighteen (18), the parent or legal guardian must provide written consent at time of appointment. At this time, our practice does NOT certify minors.

Qualifying Medical Conditions

You must have at least one qualifying medical condition in order to be eligble for medical marijuana use in Kentucky. Governor Beshear’s executive order named many qualifying conditions. These include:

• ALS

• cancer

• epilepsy

• intractable seizures

• Parkinson's disease

• Crohn's disease

• multiple sclerosis

• sickle cell anemia

• severe and chronic pain, including fibromyalgia or arthritis

• PTSD

• cachexia or wasting syndrome

• neuropathies

• hepatitis C

• Huntington's disease

• HIV or AIDS

• glaucoma

• muscular dystrophy

• terminal illness

Medical Documents

Patients are encouraged to provide some form of medical records to help the marijuana doctor perform the evaluation. You should try to provide at least one of the following:

• Records or notes from a doctor’s visit

• Discharge summaries from a hospital visit

• Referrals or notes from a chiropractor or other medical professional

• Current prescription medication, or your prescription history printed from your local pharmacy

• Proof of prior medical marijuana card status in another state