Utah cannabis law
| Medical patients | 113 g of flower, 20 g of THC in all other forms within a 30-day period |
| Recreational users | Illegal |
| Medical patients | 0% |
| Recreational users | Illegal |
Do I qualify?
Concise guide to Utah's medical marijuana laws
Qualifying Conditions
- ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Autism
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Epilepsy or a similar condition that causes “debilitating seizures”
- Multiple sclerosis or persistent and debilitating muscle spasms
- Nausea (must be persistent)
- Pain lasting longer than two weeks that is not adequately managed despite treatment attempts
- PTSD “that is being treated or monitored by a licensed mental health therapist”
- Any terminal illness where life expectancy is less than six months
- Any condition resulting in hospice care
- Any rare condition that effects fewer than 200,000 persons in the United States as defined by Section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and is not adequately managed despite treatment attempts
**Patients with a qualifying illness between the ages of 18 and 21 must petition the Compassionate Use Board for medical cannabis approval
Patient Possession Limits
Medical cannabis products may be dispensed as “tablets,” “capsules,” “concentrated oils,” “topical preparations,” “transdermal preparations,” “sublingual preparations,” or in a” a liquid suspension,” or as a “a gelatinous cube or lozenge.” State-mandated “legal dosage limit” for medical cannabis products that shall not exceed 20 grams of THC per single dose. Raw cannabis” must be dispensed in a “tamper-resistant” sealed container with a 60-day expiration date. Patients may obtain up to a 30-day supply of medical cannabis products. A 30-day supply of “unprocessed cannabis” should not exceed 113 grams by weight.
Home Cultivation
State-licensed Dispensaries
Yes. Under replacement legislation enacted in September 2019, regulators may license up to 14 private entities to dispense medical cannabis products.
Caregivers
Yes. Patients may designate no more than two caregivers, who may purchase, transport, or assist the patient in his/her use of medical cannabis in a dosage form.
Estimated Number of Registered Patients
86,335
Source: Utah Department of Health, as of April 2024
Employment Protections for Qualifying Patients
No
Reciprocity
Yes. Utah Medical Cannabis Cards for Non-Utah Residents Visitors to the state of Utah who are medical cannabis card holders in their home state can apply for a temporary card that allows access to Utah Medical Cannabis pharmacies while they are visiting Utah.The cards are good for 21 days at a time, and patients may be issued two 21-day cards per calendar year. These cards are available only to patients who are diagnosed with a qualifying condition as determined by Utah law.
