Get a Georgia Medical Marijuana Card Online
Updated for SB 220 — Effective July 1, 2026
Georgia officially calls this a Medical Cannabis Registry Card. Get evaluated online by a Georgia-licensed medical marijuana doctor today.
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What Changed on July 1, 2026?
- Program renamed: Georgia's Low THC Oil Patient Registry became the Medical Cannabis Patient Registry. Existing, unexpired Low THC Oil Registry Cards remain valid until they expire.
- THC limits changed: The old 5% THC-by-weight cap was removed. Individual packages can contain up to 1,200 mg THC, and a registered patient or caregiver may possess up to 12,000 mg THC.
- Vaporizer products allowed: Authorized products now include vaporizer products, including medical cannabis flower for vaporization.
- Vaporization age: Medical cannabis may be vaporized by patients 22 and older; vaporization is prohibited for anyone 21 or younger.
- Public use: Georgia law prohibits ingesting medical cannabis in any manner in any public place. Smoking or combustion remains prohibited.
- Eligibility expanded: SB 220 added lupus, broadened Crohn's disease to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and broadened the cancer eligibility rule.
What Does a Georgia Medical Cannabis Card Allow?
An active Medical Cannabis Registry Card lets a registered patient or caregiver lawfully possess medical cannabis within Georgia's limits and buy authorized products from licensed sellers. Georgia does not allow recreational use, home growing, or smoking.
Where Can You Buy Medical Cannabis in Georgia?
Registered patients can purchase medical cannabis from Commission-licensed dispensaries and independent pharmacies licensed by the Georgia Board of Pharmacy. See the Georgia licensed dispensary list or PrestoDoctor's Georgia dispensary guide.
What Medical Cannabis Products Are Allowed in Georgia?
Georgia allows oils, tinctures, transdermal patches, lotions, capsules, ingestibles and vaporizer products. Georgia does not authorize cannabis candies or cookies. Vaporizer products include medical cannabis flower intended for vaporization, as well as concentrate or extract vaporization devices. Georgia law prohibits vaporization of medical cannabis by anyone 21 or younger, so patients must be 22 or older to vaporize medical cannabis. Smoking or combustion remains prohibited.
How Much Medical Cannabis Can You Possess in Georgia?
A registered patient or caregiver with a valid Medical Cannabis Registry Card may possess up to 12,000 mg of THC in medical cannabis products. Each individual package may contain no more than 1,200 mg of THC, and lawful possession is subject to Georgia's labeling requirements.
What Legal Protections Does a Georgia Medical Cannabis Card Provide?
An active Medical Cannabis Registry Card protects registered patients and caregivers from criminal prosecution under Georgia law for lawful possession of up to 12,000 mg of THC. An active card does not legalize recreational marijuana, smoking or combustion, ingesting medical cannabis in any manner in any public place, or conduct prohibited by federal law.
How to Get a Georgia Medical Marijuana Card
Here’s how the Georgia certification and Medical Cannabis Registry process works.
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Meet with a Georgia medical marijuana doctor
Speak with a PrestoDoctor physician online to be evaluated for your Georgia medical cannabis card. Our Georgia physicians are licensed to practice in Georgia and have a principal place of practice in the state, as Georgia law requires. See the Georgia DPH physician requirements.
Your physician can discuss your medical history, potential risks and benefits, possible side effects, dosing, and interactions with other medications as part of your evaluation.
The evaluation is $124.99. If you’re not certified, you’re not charged.
Georgia physician requirement: Georgia requires the certifying physician to have a bona fide doctor-patient relationship with you and assess your medical history and current medical condition before certification.
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Get certified
If your physician determines that certification is appropriate, they submit your certification and required information to the Georgia Medical Cannabis Patient Registry. DPH verifies the information and, if it is complete and accurate, emails you instructions to pay the state card fee.
For details on the state process, see Georgia DPH’s current patient and caregiver guidance.
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Pay the state fee
Pay the state’s $30 card fee plus a $3.75 online service fee ($33.75) within 60 days, or the card is cancelled.
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Receive your card
DPH ships your card by UPS to your mailing address (signature required). Allow up to 10 business days after your payment is processed. If you don’t have a permanent address or use a P.O. Box, DPH sends it to the health department location nearest your residence.
Then buy from any licensed dispensary or an independent pharmacy licensed by the Georgia Board of Pharmacy.
How Much Does a Georgia Medical Marijuana Card Cost?
PrestoDoctor’s physician evaluation is $124.99. Georgia separately charges a $30 Medical Cannabis Registry Card fee plus a $3.75 online payment service fee.
If you’re certified and pay the state fee online, your total cost is $158.74: $124.99 for the PrestoDoctor physician evaluation plus $33.75 in Georgia state/online fees.
Pay the state fee within 60 days, or the card is cancelled. If you’re not certified, you’re not charged for the evaluation.
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Online evaluation with a Georgia-licensed physician. Not certified? You're not charged.
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$30 card fee + $3.75 online payment service fee, paid to Georgia DPH.
How Long Is a Georgia Medical Cannabis Card Valid?
A Georgia Medical Cannabis Registry Card is valid for five years. During that period, Georgia requires annual physician certification confirming the patient’s continued diagnosis unless the condition is incurable or irreversible.
See Georgia DPH’s physician guidance for the annual certification requirement.
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Who Qualifies for a Georgia Medical Marijuana Card?
Georgia currently lists 18 qualifying conditions for the Medical Cannabis Patient Registry, including inpatient and outpatient hospice care. A qualifying condition does not automatically guarantee certification; the physician must determine that medical cannabis is appropriate based on the patient’s condition, medical history, and medical judgment.
Georgia’s current qualifying conditions are listed by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Alzheimer's disease
- Autism spectrum disorder — patients 18+, or under 18 with a severe autism diagnosis
- Any cancer, except skin cancer (unless the skin cancer is metastatic)
- Epidermolysis bullosa
- Hospice care, inpatient or outpatient
- HIV, when diagnosed as Stage III
- Inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis)
- Intractable pain, as defined by Georgia law
- Lupus
- Mitochondrial disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Peripheral neuropathy, when severe
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for patients 18+, resulting from direct exposure to or witnessing of trauma
- Seizure disorders related to epilepsy or trauma-related head injury
- Sickle cell disease
- Tourette's syndrome
What Counts as Intractable Pain in Georgia?
Georgia law defines intractable pain as pain with a cause that cannot be removed, for which the full range of pain-management approaches appropriate for the patient has been used for at least six months without adequate results or with intolerable side effects.
Source: Georgia law as amended by SB 220. Your physician decides whether your pain meets this definition.
What Documents Do You Need for a Georgia Medical Cannabis Card?
Have the following documents ready for the Georgia Medical Cannabis Patient Registry. Your certifying physician submits the required identification and residency documentation to DPH.
Proof of Identity
Accepted on its own: a current Georgia driver’s license or Georgia state ID.
- Georgia driver's license
- Georgia state ID
- U.S. passport (plus proof of residency)
- Military ID (plus proof of residency)
- Out-of-state license or ID (plus proof of residency)
Proof of Residency
If you use a U.S. passport, military ID, or out-of-state license or ID (or your ID doesn’t show your current Georgia address), also provide one of these, showing your full name and street address:
- Utility or phone bill
- Medical bill
- Pay stub
You must be a Georgia resident. Current Georgia DPH guidance does not specify a minimum residency period.
Georgia Medical Cannabis Card FAQs
Recreational marijuana is not legal in Georgia. Physician certification through the Medical Cannabis Patient Registry provides the lawful pathway for registered patients and caregivers to access authorized medical cannabis within Georgia's legal limits.
After your physician certifies you, the physician submits your certification and required information to the Medical Cannabis Patient Registry. DPH verifies the information and, if it is complete and accurate, emails you instructions to pay the state card fee.
Adult patients must be at least 18 years old, have a qualifying condition, and be Georgia residents. A qualifying condition does not automatically guarantee certification; the decision is made by a Georgia-licensed physician based on medical judgment.
Adults can apply as patients at age 18 or older. A qualifying patient under 18 can access the program through a parent, guardian, or legal custodian who serves as the patient's caregiver and obtains a caregiver card. PrestoDoctor currently evaluates patients age 18 and older.
Vaporization is a separate age restriction: Georgia law prohibits vaporization of medical cannabis by anyone 21 or younger, so patients must be 22 or older to vaporize medical cannabis.
Yes. You must be a Georgia resident and provide proof of identity and Georgia residency. Current Georgia DPH guidance does not specify a minimum residency period.
You don't need to upload records to book. During the visit, your physician may ask about your diagnosis, medical history and past treatment, and may ask for records. Whether you qualify is your physician's medical judgment.
Please allow up to 10 business days from the time your Georgia DPH payment is processed to receive your Medical Cannabis card. DPH ships cards by UPS, and a signature is required for delivery.
PrestoDoctor's physician evaluation is $124.99. Georgia charges a separate $30 Medical Cannabis Registry Card fee plus a $3.75 online payment service fee, for $33.75 in state/online fees. If you're certified and pay the state fee online, the combined cost is $158.74.
Yes, you are required to have a valid medical cannabis card in Georgia to purchase medical cannabis products.
You can buy at Georgia-licensed dispensaries and participating independent pharmacies. See our Georgia dispensary list or the GMCC lookup.
Vaporization is allowed for patients who are 22 or older, but Georgia law prohibits ingesting medical cannabis in any manner in any public place. Georgia law also prohibits vaporization of medical cannabis by anyone 21 or younger. Smoking or combustion remains prohibited.
No. Registered patients cannot grow medical cannabis. Products must be bought from a Georgia-licensed dispensary or a participating independent pharmacy.
Possibly. Georgia may recognize a valid card from another state if it allows the same possession as Georgia law and you've been in Georgia fewer than 45 days. Georgia has no general reciprocity with other states.
Georgia recognizes three types of caregivers: a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a patient under 18 with a qualifying condition; an adult designated by a qualifying patient to assist with purchasing, possessing, and administering medical cannabis or products for the patient's use; and certain health care institutions where the patient receives care, if the institution agrees to allow medical cannabis use on its premises. Caregivers receive their own Medical Cannabis Registry Card and must have an active card to legally possess medical cannabis.
Georgia's program is now called the Medical Cannabis Patient Registry rather than the Low THC Oil Patient Registry. Existing, unexpired Low THC Oil Registry Cards remain valid until their printed expiration date. Newly issued and replacement cards use the Medical Cannabis program name.
More Georgia Medical Cannabis Resources
Georgia Medical Cannabis Sources
State-program information was checked against current Georgia Department of Public Health guidance, Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission guidance, and Georgia law, including SB 220.
Last updated: October 5, 2026
Medical Cannabis Patient Registry, eligibility, documentation, fees, card delivery and program information.
Authorized products, possession limits, dispensaries, caregivers and Georgia medical cannabis rules.
Statutory changes effective July 1, 2026.
Georgia DPH Medical Cannabis Patient Registry · Monday–Friday, 8 AM–4:30 PM. Call the state directly with registry or card questions.
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