Medical Marijuana

Pre-visit Requirements

Before you schedule a visit with us, you must ensure you satisfy the requirements of New York state’s medical marijuana statutes.  To qualify for medical marijuana, you must be a legal New York resident with valid proof of residency such as a state issued driver’s license or identification card.

You also must be diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition and possess legitimate medical records documenting the diagnosis.  Qualifying medical conditions include: Chronic Pain, Cancer, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, HIV/AIDS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury with Spasticity, Epilepsy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Huntington’s Disease, and Neuropathy/Radiculopathy.  The debilitating or life threatening conditions listed must also be accompanied by one or more of the following conditions: cachexia, severe pain, severe nausea, seizures, and or persistent muscle spasms.

You must be able to provide legitimate proof of these diseases and conditions such as medical records documenting the diagnosis.  In addition to satisfying the medical requirements for being treated with medical marijuana, you must also complete a medical record release and send it to the doctor who has your records.  Our doctors must be able to access and view your records before we can properly guide you on a treatment regimen, so you should also confirm with our office that we have received your medical records.  You can do this by sending us a message through our contact page on our website, or by calling or also emailing us at the number and email address listed to the side.  If you have physical copies of your medical records, you may also just bring them in to your appointment instead of completing the medical records release form.

New York State also allows caregivers the option of applying for a medical marijuana card on behalf of their patients who may be incapable of going through the process of applying for one on their own.  This includes the parents of children under 18.