Patients · Palm Harbor
Getting your card in Florida.
01 / The process
Physician, registry, counter.
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Physician
See a qualified physician
Only a physician holding an active Florida medical marijuana certification can recommend you. The appointment covers your history and your current medications. Bring a photo ID and any records that document the condition you are being seen for.
Your physician sets your dose, which is what determines how long a package lasts.
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Registry
Register with the MMUR
Your physician enters you into the Medical Marijuana Use Registry, which triggers an email from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. You complete the application, upload a passport-style photo and proof of Florida residency, then pay the state processing fee. The department reports an average of 10 business days to approve an online application, and an additional 3 to 5 days for one sent by mail. The physical card follows separately.
The registry holds your certification and the balance remaining against it.
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Counter
Visit the counter
Your registry approval is sufficient before the plastic card arrives. Bring it and a matching photo ID. There is no appointment and no queue system, and a member of the care team walks the board with you.
We verify your certification and remaining balance on every visit.
02 / Costs and timing
Priced per supply period.
Required Florida requires an estimated cost for each supply period, stated against the average recommended dose.
Every strain page carries an estimated cost across 30-, 50- and 70-day supply periods, in its dosage section. You can review all three before you arrive.
Your physician determines the dose appropriate for your condition, which is what determines how long a package lasts you. The figures on each strain page are estimates against an average, not a quote.
See the menuwe'll walk you through it
No one is expected to arrive fluent in terpene profiles. Say so at the counter and we will start at the beginning.
03 / Eligibility
What a physician can certify.
Section 381.986(2), Florida Statutes, sets the list. It is reproduced here as written, with its paragraph letters, so it can be checked against the statute.
A patient must be diagnosed with at least one of the following conditions to qualify to receive marijuana or a marijuana delivery device:
- (a)Cancer.
- (b)Epilepsy.
- (c)Glaucoma.
- (d)Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus.
- (e)Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
- (f)Posttraumatic stress disorder.
- (g)Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- (h)Crohn's disease.
- (i)Parkinson's disease.
- (j)Multiple sclerosis.
- (k)Medical conditions of the same kind or class as or comparable to those enumerated in paragraphs (a)-(j).
- (l)A terminal condition diagnosed by a physician other than the qualified physician issuing the physician certification.
- (m)Chronic nonmalignant pain.
Bloom makes no claim about outcomes for any condition on this list. That conversation belongs with your physician.
04 / What to bring
What to have on you.
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Required
Registry card
Or the approval email, if the plastic has not arrived yet. It has to be current.
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Required
Photo ID
A Florida licence or state ID. The name has to match the one on your registry record.
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Useful
Your notes
What you tried last time, what it did, what you want to change. It saves guessing.
05 / Common questions
Asked at the counter.
- Can I visit before my card arrives?
- Yes. Once the Office of Medical Marijuana Use approves your application, your registry approval is valid at the counter. There is no need to wait for the plastic card to arrive by mail.
- What does the state charge?
- The Department of Health processing fee is $75, payable when you submit through the registry, in addition to whatever your physician charges for the certification appointment. Renewals run annually on the same fee. The department reports an average of 10 business days to approve an online application.
- How much should I expect to spend?
- Each strain page carries an estimated cost across 30-, 50- and 70-day supply periods, in its dosage section. Your own dose is set by your physician, and that is what determines how long a package lasts you, so treat the figures as an estimate against an average rather than a quote.
- Can I register at 18?
- Florida registers patients 18 and over. Patients under 18 require a registered caregiver and a second physician to concur with the recommendation. This site is gated at 21 unless you are a registered 18+ patient or caregiver.
- How does a caregiver register?
- A caregiver applies through the same registry, is listed against a specific patient, and may purchase and transport on that patient's behalf. Caregivers hold their own card and complete their own background check.
- Does Bloom take orders online?
- No. The board shows what is on the shelf so you know what to expect on arrival. Everything else happens in person with your care team.
The registry sits with the Department of Health.
Applications, renewals and card status all sit with the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. We have no access to your record and cannot look it up for you.
Florida Department of Health
Medical Marijuana Use Registry
Check your status, renew, or start an application.
Open the registry ↗mmuregistry.flhealth.gov