Medical Marijuana Card in San Francisco: How to Get One
Yes. If you are 18 or older, live in California and have a health condition that a physician agrees cannabis may help, you can get a recommendation under the California program without leaving San Francisco. The program is the same in every city of the state, the appointment is held online with a physician licensed in California, and the county ID card from the San Francisco Department of Public Health is free and optional.
The short version
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A physician makes the call
A doctor licensed in California reviews your condition and decides whether a recommendation is medically appropriate. Some people are declined, and an honest evaluation allows for that.
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The recommendation is the document that counts
Once approved, you receive a signed recommendation as a PDF by email. It is what a licensed retailer checks, and what gives you patient status under state law.
Prefer to see the whole route first? Jump to the step-by-step guide.
Is medical marijuana legal in San Francisco?
Yes. Cannabis is legal in San Francisco for two groups of people: patients with a physician’s recommendation, and adults 21 and older. The rules for the two groups are not identical, and the gaps between them decide whether a medical card is worth having in your situation.
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Medical use
Medical use of cannabis in California Patients with a recommendation Legal since 1996Compassionate Use Act, HSC §11362.5 [1] Adults 21 and older May also jointhe same evaluation is open to them Legal under California law
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Adult use
Adult use of cannabis in California by age Ages 18 to 20 Medical route onlya recommendation is required Adults 21 and older LegalProposition 64, HSC §11362.1 [5] Legal for adults 21 and older
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Limits
Possession limits for patients and adults Patients with a recommendation Patient limitsHSC §11362.77; a physician may document a need for more [6] Adults 21 and older Adult limitsHSC §11362.1, lower than the patient limits [5] Home growing: up to 6 plants, out of public view, with the owner’s approval [7]
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Taxes
Cannabis taxes for patients and adults Patients with the county card No sales and use taxthe cannabis excise tax still applies [4] Everyone else Sales and use tax plus exciseincluding patients without the card Show the card and a photo ID at checkout
Do you need a medical card in San Francisco if you’re over 21?
Not to buy. Since Proposition 64, an adult 21 or older can purchase from a licensed retailer in the city with a photo ID [5]. A recommendation still changes several things. The patient limits in state law are higher, a physician can document that you need more than those limits, and with the free county card you stop paying sales and use tax on medicinal products [4].
Who gains little from a card? Someone who buys rarely, stays well inside the adult limits and has no condition to talk through with a doctor. Who gains most? Patients who use cannabis regularly for a diagnosed condition. People aged 18 to 20, for whom the medical route is the only legal one. And anyone who would rather decide on form and amount with a physician than with a salesperson behind a counter.
Limits in ounces and grams, and the rest of the state rules, are in our California cannabis law guide.
How does California’s medical cannabis program work for San Francisco residents?
California built its medical program in two layers. The first is the Compassionate Use Act, approved by voters as Proposition 215 in 1996. It protects patients, and the people caring for them, who possess or grow cannabis for medical purposes on a physician’s recommendation [1]. The second layer is the Medical Marijuana Program Act, passed as Senate Bill 420. It lists the qualifying conditions, sets the patient limits and creates a voluntary state identification card [2][6].
For someone living in San Francisco, this means everything rests on the recommendation from a physician licensed in California. The state ID card, known as the MMIC, is an extra. Counties run the card locally, and since San Francisco is a city and a county at the same time, one office handles it for every neighborhood from the Sunset to the Bayview: the Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) [3]. The city’s own rules for the card sit in Health Code Article 28 [8].
Age decides the route. From 18, a resident can be evaluated on their own. Between 18 and 20 the adult-use market stays closed, so legal access goes through a recommendation. From 21, the medical program is a choice rather than a requirement.
The law makes room for a primary caregiver as well. In San Francisco, the county card office asks that a caregiver be at least 18, already help the patient with housing, health or safety, and come along when the patient applies. A patient can name one caregiver [3].
A card or recommendation issued in another state is not valid in California. If you moved to San Francisco recently, you need an evaluation by a physician licensed here.
How the state ID card works, and how we help you order it: California MMIC page. Everything about the evaluation itself is on the California medical card page.
San Francisco Office of Cannabis or SFDPH: who does what for patients?
Two city offices have cannabis in their job description, and patients often call the wrong one. One handles your health ID card. The other handles businesses. The state adds a third office that licenses sellers, and your physician is the fourth piece. Pick the task you have in mind to see who to contact.
What do you need to do?
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Your physician
A doctor licensed in California evaluates you and, if it is medically appropriate, signs the recommendation. This is the only step that involves a medical decision.
California medical card page
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SFDPH card program
The Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program of the Department of Public Health issues the state ID card to San Francisco residents and their caregivers [3].
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Office of Cannabis
Permits cannabis businesses in the city, runs the Equity Program and answers questions about enforcement [9]. It does not register patients or issue cards.
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Department of Cannabis Control
The state agency that licenses retailers, delivery services and growers across California. Before you buy, you can confirm that a seller holds an active state license [10].
The four cards above are the overview. Pick a task to highlight the office that handles it and open its address, phone and hours right here.
Getting a recommendation
You book an evaluation with a physician licensed in California, and the whole appointment takes place online. No city office is involved in this step, and you do not need to visit one. Start on the California medical card page.
Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program, SFDPH
25 Van Ness, 5th Floor Reception, San Francisco, CA 94102. Phone (628) 754-6432. Applications are taken in person on Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, closed on public holidays. Every visitor signs in at the security desk on the 1st floor before going up [3]. Details on SF.gov.
San Francisco Office of Cannabis
49 South Van Ness, Suite 660, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone (628) 652-0420, email [email protected]. Help with permits, the Equity Program and enforcement, Monday to Friday from 1 to 5 pm, by appointment only [9]. See SF.gov.
Checking a seller’s state license
Search the business by name or license number in the DCC cannabis license search [10]. A seller you can rely on shows an active state license. Hemp and delta-8 shops are not part of the medical program, whatever their window signs say.
What does the City and County of San Francisco add to the state rules?
The state writes the medical program; the city decides how cannabis fits into its streets and buildings. Three local rules matter to patients. First, a business that sells to adults in San Francisco must also sell medical cannabis, so patients are not limited to a few medical-only stores [11]. Second, the city treats cannabis much like tobacco when it comes to smoking in public and in shared buildings [7][12]. Third, on-site consumption lounges exist, but only with a separate Department of Public Health permit [13]. The details are in the section on where you can legally use medical cannabis.
A medical question about your own case belongs with the physician, not with either city office: California medical card FAQ.
Physician’s recommendation or San Francisco MMIC: which one do you need?
Most patients in San Francisco only ever use the recommendation. The county card adds a tax break and a state ID that is quick to verify. Here is how the two documents compare, row by row.
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Who issues it
Recommendation
A physician licensed in California, after an evaluation
SFDPH ID card
SFDPH, under the state MMIC program [3]
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What you need for it
Recommendation
A California photo ID, your medical history and an online appointment
SFDPH ID card
- Application form
- Your physician’s documentation
- Government photo ID
- Proof of San Francisco residency, not a P.O. Box [3]
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Cost and timing
Recommendation
Current prices are on the California page; the PDF is emailed once the physician signs
SFDPH ID card
Free. About two weeks of processing, then pickup in person [3]
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What it gives you
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Is it required?
Recommendation
Yes. Nothing in the medical program works without it
SFDPH ID card
No. The state card is voluntary [2]
Your PDF recommendation works on its own while the county card is being processed. You do not have to wait two weeks to start the treatment your physician recommended.
How much could the MMIC save you on tax?
The saving is exactly the sales and use tax on each medicinal purchase. California’s tax agency confirms that the exemption applies when a qualified patient shows a valid MMIC together with a government photo ID, and that it does not touch the cannabis excise tax [4]. How much that comes to depends on how much you buy and on the local sales tax rate printed on your receipt. Look at that line on your last receipt: that is the amount the card removes. For someone who buys monthly, it adds up over a year; for an occasional buyer, the trip to Van Ness may not be worth it.
How do San Francisco residents apply for the county MMIC?
- Get your recommendation first. The county needs your physician’s documentation or a letter about your qualifying condition.
- Collect the papers: the completed application form, the physician’s documentation, a government photo ID such as a driver’s license or passport, and proof that you live in San Francisco (a utility bill, a lease, an ID with your address, or a recent rent or mortgage statement) [3].
- Go to 25 Van Ness on a Tuesday or Thursday during office hours. Sign in at the security desk on the 1st floor, then go up to the 5th floor reception.
- If you have named a caregiver, bring them: they apply together with you.
- Come back to pick up the card in person when it is ready, usually after about two weeks [3].
The city’s page does not say how long the card stays valid or how it is renewed. Health Code Article 28 has a section on expiration dates [8], so ask the office about your card’s date when you apply.
Still deciding? Compare both documents in more detail on our MMIC vs recommendation page.
Which conditions qualify for medical cannabis in California?
California names a short list of serious conditions in the law and then leaves room for the physician’s judgment. That second part is why people whose diagnosis is not on the list still receive recommendations.
Named in state law 11
Physician decides case by case 5
After the named conditions comes a catch-all. A physician may also recommend cannabis for a long-lasting symptom that seriously limits everyday life (work, sleep, walking, looking after yourself), or one that would put your physical or mental health at risk if nothing relieved it [2].
PTSD, anxiety and insomnia usually fall under that clause. They are common reasons for an evaluation, but the decision is individual: the physician weighs your history, the treatments you have already tried and the medicines you take. A diagnosis listed on this page is never a promise of approval.
What can medical cannabis help with, and where is the evidence strongest?
Research on cannabis for symptoms is uneven, and it helps to know where it is firmer and where it is thin. Pain is where most patients start. In a survey of 2,032 people in a medicinal cannabis program, chronic pain alone accounted for 29.4% of them, and between 41.2% and 59.5% across the pain groups said they had replaced a prescription drug, most often an opioid, with cannabis [14]. Those answers were self-reported, with no control group.
In a UK registry of 82 patients with inflammatory arthritis whose pain had not responded to standard care, starting THC and CBD products was linked with lower pain, better sleep and less anxiety over 12 months [15]. It was an observational study without a placebo group, and side effects were common: 230 adverse events were recorded. For anxiety, PTSD and sleep on their own, the data are thinner still, which is one more reason the decision sits with a physician who knows your history.
Who can get a medical marijuana card in San Francisco, and what do you need?
- You are 18 or older.
- You live in California and can show it with a California photo ID.
- You have a condition or a persistent symptom that a California-licensed physician considers appropriate for cannabis.
- For the optional county card only: proof that you live in San Francisco [3].
Look up your own condition, with what is known about it, in the conditions library.
How to get a medical marijuana card in San Francisco, step by step
The whole route has five steps. The first four are enough to be a patient; the fifth is optional and the only one that involves a visit in person.
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A few minutes
Check your condition
Look through the conditions above. If yours is not listed, write down how it affects your sleep, work or daily life: that is exactly what the physician will ask about.
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Before the appointment
Gather what you need
A California photo ID, a list of your medicines and any notes or records about your condition. The checklist below shows what is still missing.
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About 15 minutes
See a California-licensed physician online
Filling in the form is a five-minute job, and the appointment itself usually runs around fifteen. You and the physician settle on when it starts, so leave some slack in your day instead of a tight window. Everything happens online; there is nowhere to travel to.
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After approval
Receive your recommendation
When the physician approves, a signed PDF is emailed to you. Save it on your phone and keep a printed copy next to your ID.
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Optional, about two weeks
Apply for the county ID card
Take your documents to SFDPH at 25 Van Ness on a Tuesday or Thursday. The card is free, and you pick it up in person when it is ready (SF.gov card page) [3].
After that, your medicine comes from a seller holding a state license, which you can confirm in the DCC license search [10].
Your condition, a photo ID and a quiet quarter of an hour are what it takes to begin.
Get your California medical cardWhat do you already have for the appointment?
Before you book, check what is already in hand. Pick the line that describes you and tap the items you have. The summary shows what is still missing and why it matters. Nothing you choose here leaves this page.
Ready for the appointment
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Choose your situation and tick what you have.
When the list is complete: get your California medical card.
What is a 420 evaluation, and is an online appointment legal in California?
“420 evaluation” is the everyday name for a medical cannabis evaluation. The number comes from cannabis culture, not from medicine; the appointment itself is an ordinary medical consultation.
Searching for a 420 doctor in San Francisco leads to the same thing: an appointment in which a physician licensed in California reviews your symptoms, history and medicines, and decides whether cannabis is medically appropriate for you. A recommendation is not a product on a shelf. It is a clinical decision, and the physician can say no.
Is it legal to do this online? Yes. California law lets licensed physicians care for patients through telehealth, the same way they would in an exam room, and holds them to the same standard of care [16]. That is the only practical difference you will notice: you speak with the physician from home rather than from a waiting room.
What the physician usually asks about:
- your main symptoms, how long they have lasted and how they affect daily life;
- treatments you have tried and how they worked;
- medicines and supplements you take, and alcohol;
- mental health history, pregnancy, and whether your job is safety-sensitive.
If the physician decides cannabis is not right for you, you do not receive a recommendation. What happens to the payment in that case is explained in the California FAQ.
Managing a chronic condition in San Francisco and tired of the runaround?
Many people with long-running pain, anxiety or poor sleep put this step off for months. Not because they doubt it, but because the old route sounded like a part-time job. It used to look like the left column. It looks like the right one now.
Then
- Ask your regular doctor for a referral
- Wait for a specialist appointment
- Travel across town to the office
- Sit in a waiting room, then fill in paper forms
Now
- Fill in a short online form
- Talk one to one with a California-licensed physician from home
- Receive the signed PDF by email if approved
Patients mostly like the change. In a survey of 252 people who used a hospital telehealth clinic, 86% were satisfied and 65.5% felt the virtual visit gave them enough to replace an in-person one [17]. That clinic was in Saudi Arabia during the pandemic and only 18% of patients answered, so treat the number as a signal, not a rule.
How do you check a medical marijuana doctor’s California license?
Whoever evaluates you must hold an active California license, and you can confirm that yourself in a few minutes with public tools. It is worth doing with any service, ours included.
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California license lookup
Medical doctors (MD) are licensed by the Medical Board of California; osteopathic physicians (DO) by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. Both appear in the state’s license search. Enter the physician’s name or license number and look for an active status [18].
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National provider number
Every U.S. clinician who bills for care has a National Provider Identifier (NPI). The NPPES NPI Registry shows the name, type of practice and state behind the number [19].
Open the NPI Registry
Red flags in any evaluation service
- Approval is promised before anyone has looked at your history.
- Nobody can tell you the physician’s name or license number.
- There is no conversation with a physician at all, only a form.
- You are pushed to decide today or to buy extras you did not ask about.
With us, every appointment is one to one with a physician who holds a license in California, and the decision is theirs alone. You can see who our physicians are on the doctors page.
Across 250 reviews from patients in the states where we are licensed. We do not sort them by score and do not hide the low ones.
- 150,000+patients evaluated – everyone who has been through an appointment with us, in every state where we are licensed
- Since 2017doing only this: online evaluations for medical cannabis programs, and nothing else on the side
Is medical cannabis safe? Forms, side effects and interactions
Cannabis is not one product. How it enters the body changes what it does to your airways, how fast it acts and how long it lasts. What stays the same across every form is the effect of THC itself, the chance of interactions with other medicines and the risk behind the wheel. THC and CBD also behave differently, so the risks of one should not be read onto a product that contains only the other.
Inhaled: smoking dried flower, or vaporizing flower or oil
- What it avoids
- The long delay of forms that are swallowed.
- What stays
- Smoke is a product of burning plant material, and vapor is a hot aerosol on the same airways. Cannabis smoke can harm lung tissue [20].
- Timing
- Acts sooner and wears off sooner than forms taken by mouth.
Swallowed: capsules, edibles, oils taken by mouth
- What it avoids
- Smoke and hot vapor on the airways.
- What stays
- It passes through the liver before reaching the blood. THC effects, interactions and drowsiness remain.
- Timing
- Effects can take from 30 minutes to 2 hours to appear [21] and last longer.
Under the tongue: tinctures, oils, oral sprays
- What it avoids
- Smoke and vapor.
- What stays
- THC effects, interactions with medicines and drowsiness.
- Timing
- Measured by drops, which makes small, repeatable amounts possible. How to start is a question for the physician.
On the skin: creams, balms, transdermal patches
- What it avoids
- The airways entirely.
- What stays
- Creams act where they are applied. Patches are designed to carry cannabinoids into the bloodstream, so they behave more like a medicine taken internally.
- Timing
- Depends on the product; follow the plan you agree with the physician.
Applies to every form
- THC can affect memory, attention and coordination, slow reaction time and raise heart rate [20].
- Medicines and alcohol taken at the same time change how strong the effect is [21].
- Drowsiness adds up with sleep aids, sedatives and some pain medicines; tell the physician everything you take.
- Do not drive after using cannabis in any form [20].
Watch out: delayed effect
Forms you swallow can take 30 minutes to 2 hours to act. Taking a second portion because the first “did nothing” is a common way people end up with too much [21].
Prescription medicines made from or modeled on cannabinoids are a separate category. Epidiolex (purified CBD for certain seizure disorders) and Marinol or Syndros (dronabinol, for appetite loss with weight loss in people with AIDS) are FDA-approved drugs filled at a pharmacy with a prescription, not products bought with a medical card [22].
Form, starting amount and timing are decided with the physician during the appointment. This page does not suggest doses.
How physicians think about amounts in general is covered in our article on dosing medical cannabis.
Where can you legally use medical cannabis in San Francisco?
A recommendation protects possession and use, not use anywhere. San Francisco’s rules follow its tobacco rules closely: generally, where you cannot smoke tobacco, you cannot smoke or vape cannabis either [7]. Pick a place to see the answer.
Pick a place
Choose a place above. The answer and its source appear here.
At home
Only if the owner allows it
You can use cannabis in a private home if the owner allows it. Growing at home (up to 6 plants, out of public view) also needs the property owner’s approval [7]. Renters should read the lease first.
Shared areas of my building
Not allowed to smoke
Smoking is prohibited in enclosed common areas of multi-unit housing, including apartment buildings and residential hotels [12]. The same applies to most indoor places: workplaces, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues [7].
Street or park
Not allowed
No smoking, eating, vaping or other use in public places such as parks and sidewalks, near schools or anywhere children are present [7].
Public event
Not allowed
Outdoor public events such as music festivals, street fairs and parades are off limits for cannabis use [7].
Licensed lounge
Allowed
Consumption lounges operate with a permit from the Department of Public Health under Health Code Article 8A. Type A lounges serve pre-packaged products, Type B allow some on-site preparation, and Type C allow smoking or vaping [13]. Smoking on the premises of a licensed retailer is allowed only within the limits of Health Code Section 1009.23 [12].
Presidio or other federal land
Not allowed
The Presidio, Alcatraz and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area sites along the shore, such as Ocean Beach, Lands End, Crissy Field and Fort Mason, are national park land where federal law and federal park rules apply [23]. Cannabis is still illegal under federal law, and a state recommendation does not change that.
In a car
Not allowed
Do not use cannabis in a vehicle, and do not drive after using it: driving under the influence of drugs is an offense under the California Vehicle Code [24]. Keep products sealed and out of reach while you drive.
What does a medical card protect in San Francisco, and what doesn’t it?
A California recommendation gives you real protection under state law. That protection stops where state law stops, and several parts of life in San Francisco are governed by federal rules instead. Open a topic to see where you stand.
WorkLimited
Since 2024, California law (AB 2188) bars most employers from penalizing you for cannabis use off the job and away from work, or for a drug test that only finds non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites [25]. Being impaired at work can still be forbidden.
Construction trade jobs are excluded, as are positions where federal law or a federal contract calls for drug testing or a background check.
FirearmsNot protected
Federal law makes it a crime for an unlawful user of a controlled substance to possess or receive firearms or ammunition [26]. Cannabis is still a controlled substance at the federal level, so a state recommendation does not help here, and the federal purchase form asks about it directly.
DOT and CDL jobsNot protected
Commercial drivers, pilots and other safety-sensitive transportation workers fall under U.S. Department of Transportation drug testing, and DOT does not accept a state medical recommendation as an explanation for a positive cannabis test [27].
The “DOT medical card” that commercial drivers carry is a fitness certificate and has nothing to do with medical cannabis.
HousingLimited
DrivingNot protected
Federal land and travelNot protected
National park land inside the city follows federal rules [23]. Other states decide for themselves whether to honor a California recommendation, so check before you travel: see which states accept out-of-state cards.
PrivacyProtected
Your medical information, including the recommendation, is covered by the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, which limits when providers may share it [28].
Planning a trip with your medicine? Read our guide to traveling with medical cannabis.
What happens after the appointment, and how do renewals work?
What happens after your visit, and what does it cost?
You get an email once the physician has decided. If you are approved, the signed recommendation is attached as a PDF and can be used right away. If not, the terms for that case are in the California FAQ.
Prices and card formats (digital, paper or plastic) are listed on the California medical card page.
How long is a California recommendation valid, and how do you renew it?
A recommendation is not open-ended: the physician writes the expiration date on it. Renewal is another evaluation, also online, and it is easiest to start a few weeks before that date. See renewing in California.
If you hold the county card, ask SFDPH about updating it once the new recommendation is signed (SF.gov card page).
Medical marijuana card in San Francisco: FAQ
Do you need a weed card in San Francisco if you’re 21 or older?
No. Adults 21 and older can buy from licensed retailers with a photo ID [5]. A recommendation still matters if you are 18 to 20, need more than the adult limits, or want the sales and use tax exemption that comes with the county card [4]. The comparison is in the legal status section.
Can I get a medical marijuana card online in San Francisco?
The recommendation, yes: the evaluation with a California-licensed physician happens online, so there is no office to find near you. The county ID card is different. SFDPH takes those applications in person at 25 Van Ness (SF.gov card page) [3].
Can I get a recommendation for PTSD or anxiety?
Neither is named in the state list, but both can fall under the clause for chronic symptoms that limit daily life [2]. The physician decides after hearing your history. More on our PTSD and anxiety pages.
Does a card from another state work in San Francisco?
No. The California program relies on a recommendation from a physician licensed in California. New residents need a new evaluation here. For the other direction, see which states accept out-of-state cards.
Is a DOT medical card the same as a medical marijuana card?
No. A DOT medical card certifies that a commercial driver is fit to drive. A cannabis recommendation does not excuse a positive test under DOT rules [27].
More questions answered for California patients: California medical card FAQ.
Your next step toward a medical card in San Francisco
- Check that your age and condition fit the California program.
- Book an online evaluation with a physician licensed in California.
- Keep the PDF with your ID, and add the free county card later if the tax exemption matters to you.
The physician decides on medical grounds, and the appointment does not replace care from your regular doctor.
Get your California medical cardNew to us? See how the service works.
Elsewhere in California
This article is for information only. Approval is decided by the physician at your appointment, and the county ID card is issued by SFDPH under the state program. Every rule above links to the office or law it comes from; the full list follows.
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I was lucky that I was born in San Francisco, where it is easiest to get an MMJ card. It seems to me that in other states it is longer and the requirements there are more … anyway, thanks to Dr Weedy for the excellent service!