Change Dispensary
Approved Medical Conditions
- Cancer (Effective 2012)
- Glaucoma (Effective 2012)
- Positive Status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Effective 2012)
- Parkinson’s Disease (Effective 2012)
- Multiple Sclerosis (Effective 2012)
- Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2012)
- Epilepsy (Effective 2012)
- Cachexia (Effective 2012)
- Wasting Syndrome (Effective 2012)
- Crohn’s Disease (Effective 2012)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Effective 2012)
- Sickle Cell Disease (Effective 2016)*
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy (Effective 2016)*
- Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (Effective 2016)*
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Effective 2016)*
- Ulcerative Colitis (Effective 2016)*
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 and Type II (Effective 2016)*
- Cerebral Palsy (Effective 2016)
- Cystic Fibrosis (Effective 2016)
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2016)
- Terminal illness Requiring End-of-Life Care (Effective 2016)
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder (Effective 2016)
- Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia (Effective 2018)*
- Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (Effective 2018)*
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia (Effective 2018)*
- Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache (Effective 2018)*
- Intractable Headache Syndromes (Effective 2018)*
- Neuropathic Facial Pain (Effective 2018)*
- Muscular Dystrophy (Effective 2018)*
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Effective 2018)*
- Chronic Neuropathic Pain Associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders (Effective 2018)* Interstitial Cystitis (Effective 2019)*
- MALS Syndrome (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome) (Effective 2019)*
- Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning (Effective 2019)*
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that is unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments (Effective 2019)*
- Tourette Syndrome (Effective 2019)*
- Chronic Pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatment intervention (Effective 2020)*
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated with Chronic Pain (Effective 2020)*
- Chronic Pancreatitis (Effective 2021)*
- Movement disorders associated with Huntington Disease (Effective 2021)^
New Debilitating Medical Conditions – Effective October 1, 2016:
- For Patients Under 18, Debilitating Medical Conditions Include:
- Cerebral Palsy (Effective 2016)
- Cystic Fibrosis (Effective 2016)
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2016)
- Severe Epilepsy (Effective 2016)
- Terminal illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care (Effective 2016)
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder (Effective 2016)
- Muscular Dystrophy (Effective 2018)*
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Effective 2018)*
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that is unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments (Effective 2019)*
- Tourette Syndrome for patients who have failed standard medical treatment (Effective 2019)*
- Chronic Pancreatitis for patients whose pain is recalcitrant to standard medical management(Effective 2021)*
* Conditions were approved by the Regulation Review Committee via the recommendation of the Board of Physicians and Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
^ Condition was approved, pursuant to the Public Act 21-1 the Responsible and Equitable Regulations of Adult-Use Cannabis Act, upon publication on the Department of Consumer Protections website.
Qualifications for a Registration Certificate:
- Qualifying patient must be a Connecticut resident.
- Qualifying patient cannot be an inmate confined in a correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Corrections.
Caregiver Registration Process
If required, please contact the chosen dispensary for assistance in completing the necessary paperwork so that we can process the information in our database to complete the required registration steps.
Our mailing address (for those who choose to mail in physical copies):
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Medical Marijuana Program
165 Capitol Ave
MS# 88MMP
Harford, CT 06106-1630
Step 1
Register
You MUST create DAS business Network account using the following link: https://www.biznet.ct.gov/dcp-mmrp
Step 2
Log in
Log in to the system using the email and password you used to create the account in the DAS registration.
- Select: “I am a Caregiver.”
- Provide your date of birth and email to review and verify that your information is correct.
Step 3
Submit required documents and photo
You will need to submit the following documents.
- Proof of identity
- Photo
You’ll then be asked to review and agree to each of the certifications.
Step 4
Submit fees and verify expiration certification
- Fees are $25 per caregiver. Please note that cash is not accepted.
- Make checks or money orders payable to “Treasurer, State of CT”
- Certification Expiration is 1 year from the patient physician’s certification date.
Note: Inmates confined in a correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the Department of Correction do not qualify, regardless of their medical condition.
For more information, visit CT MMP.
If you have any questions we are here to help.
Contact us at 203.496.5200 or [email protected]
FAQs
For your convenience, dispensary delivery is now available at select times. Our delivery schedule is as follows:
Dispensary Delivery hours
Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Patients can choose between two delivery windows:
- 9.30 a.m. -1.30 p.m.
- 1.30 p.m. -4.30 p.m.
There is a $50 order minimum for dispensary delivery.
Delivery Radius:
Dispensaries deliver within a 10-Mile radius to residential addresses only. Deliveries cannot be made to businesses.
Please note that delivery orders must be placed at least 24 hours in advance. Orders can only be accepted by a registered patient or caregiver, and a valid medical marijuana card and photo ID must be presented at the time of delivery.
Our delivery drivers accept both cash and debit cards. For faster service, please have your payment and ID ready in preparation for delivery. Drivers do not give change, so cash payments must be exact. (Overage will be considered a tip to the driver.)
- A physician who certifies a patient for the palliative use of marijuana is also responsible for assessing whether the patient needs a primary caregiver. The caregiver has to be documented by the patient’s physician in his or her written certification to the Department.
- To be qualified as a patient’s primary caregiver, you must:
- Be 18 years old or older;
- Agree to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of the qualifying patient with respect to the palliative use of marijuana;
- Have not been convicted of a violation of any law pertaining to the illegal manufacture, sale or distribution of a controlled substance; and
- Not be the qualifying patient’s physician.
- No, the Department will only register a single caregiver on behalf of a patient.
- Ordinarily no; the only exception is if you have a parental, guardianship, conservatorship or sibling relationship with each qualifying patient for whom you are registering to be the primary caregiver.
- No. The law explicitly says it does not.
- No. The law prohibits ingesting marijuana in or on:
- a bus, a school bus or any moving vehicle;
- in the workplace;
- on any school grounds or any public or private school, dormitory, college or university property;
- in any public place; or
- in the presence of anyone under 18.
- It also prohibits any use of palliative marijuana that endangers the health or well-being of another person, other than the patient or primary caregiver.
- The maximum allowable monthly amount is 3.5 ounces unless your physician indicates a lesser amount is appropriate.
- Any changes to the allowable amount will be based on advice from the Board of Physicians.
- For both marijuana and non-marijuana products, we accept only cash or debit cards.
- A valid photo identification.
- Your medical marijuana registration card.
- A list of any questions or concerns for the pharmacist.
- Yes. Contact us at 203-496-5200 or [email protected] to request assistance during your appointment.