No 16% excise tax
The adult-use excise tax does not apply to medical patients. On $200 a month that is about $384 a year, or $768 across the two years a card runs.
Skip the waiting room. Meet a licensed Arizona physician over a private video call, get certified, and walk into any AZ dispensary with full medical access. $149, covering the card's full two years.
Most AZ residents with a qualifying condition qualify. No commitment.
Most patients with your condition are approved. Start your evaluation now — it's $149 and takes about 10 minutes.
Continue to pricingNo paperwork, no waiting rooms, no awkward conversations. Just a private video call and you're certified.
A short medical questionnaire, reviewed by an Arizona-licensed physician.
A short, private video call on your phone or laptop. Most visits take under 10 minutes.
If the physician certifies you, they sign the Physician Certification Form. You then file the state application yourself in the AZDHS portal.
Download the card from the AZDHS portal and shop any licensed dispensary in the state.
Arizona legalized recreational in 2020, but Prop 207 carved out real, ongoing benefits for medical patients. Here's what you keep.
The adult-use excise tax does not apply to medical patients. On $200 a month that is about $384 a year, or $768 across the two years a card runs.
Medical patients can possess 2.5 oz at a time vs. 1 oz for recreational. Stock up and save.
Live more than 25 miles from the nearest dispensary and you may cultivate 12 plants in a locked, enclosed space. Adult-use is capped at six.
Marijuana dispensed under a state medical license moved to federal Schedule III on 22 April 2026. Adult-use marijuana stayed in Schedule I.
Recreational requires 21+. A medical card is the legal way to access cannabis from 18 (caregiver option for minors).
ARS §36-2814 bars most Arizona employers from penalizing a registered patient for a positive test alone. It does not cover being impaired at work, and safety-sensitive roles are exempt.
At $200 a month in Arizona dispensaries the card is back in your pocket somewhere around the ninth month.
The whole calculation: the AZDHS card fee plus the evaluation fee, against the 16% adult-use excise tax a medical patient does not pay. Both figures run over two years, because that is how long an Arizona card lasts.
Arizona's list is flexible: if a physician believes cannabis may help your condition, you likely qualify. These are the ones that come up most often.
*Arizona law lets a physician certify for any chronic or debilitating condition they believe cannabis may help. The judgment is theirs alone, and a physician who declines will say so.
Two separate payments, and neither of them comes to us. The evaluation fee goes to the telehealth service; the card fee goes to the Arizona Department of Health Services. An Arizona card runs for two years, so these are two-year prices, not annual ones.
$149 Evaluation — covers both years
+ $150 AZDHS state card fee (paid to state)
Start the evaluation$119 Renewal — covers both years
+ $150 AZDHS state renewal fee
Start the renewal$149 Same evaluation, half the state fee
+ $75 reduced AZDHS state fee (SNAP)
Start your evaluationState fees are set by the Arizona Department of Health Services: $150 for the card, or $75 if you show SNAP eligibility. Those are the only two rates in 9 A.A.C. 17 — there is no veteran exemption, whatever other sites say. You file the state application yourself in the AZDHS portal, and the card is valid for two years.
Arizona's rules are public and they are simpler than most sites make them sound. Here is the part that decides whether the card is worth it for you.
Including your own doctor, if they are willing to complete the Physician Certification Form. Telehealth services exist because most won't.
The evaluation fee goes to the physician or the service; the $150 registry fee goes to AZDHS. Anyone quoting a single all-in number is rounding something.
A physician can certify you the same day. AZDHS then has up to 10 business days to issue the card, and it lands in the state portal, not your inbox.
Most telehealth evaluations refund the fee if the physician declines to certify. The $150 AZDHS fee is non-refundable once you have filed, so certify first and file second.
Still stuck? The Arizona Department of Health Services answers program questions directly at medicalmarijuana.azdhs.gov.
The video visit itself takes about 10 minutes. If you apply before 3 PM MST, most patients are certified the same day. The AZDHS then issues your digital card within 1–3 business days.
Most telehealth services refund the evaluation fee if the physician declines to certify you; check the policy of whichever one you use. Arizona's qualifying list is broad, so declines are uncommon. The $150 AZDHS fee is separate and is not refundable once filed.
This site collects no medical information at all. The service that evaluates you is a HIPAA covered entity; AZDHS holds the registry under ARS §36-2810, which keeps it confidential and exempt from public records. Nobody is notified and nobody can look you up by name — but ARS §36-2807 does let an employer verify a card number you hand them. Full detail: who can see that you have a card.
Arizona has no reciprocity agreements with anyone; a few states choose to honor an Arizona card. Nevada, Maine, Rhode Island and D.C. do; Michigan leaves it to the shop; Massachusetts accepts none. Check the destination state's own regulator before you travel.
Your Arizona card is valid for two years and AZDHS lets you start renewing 90 days before it expires. Nobody will chase you about it, so set your own reminder — miss the date and you file a fresh application instead of a renewal.
The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act offers employment protections, but they aren't absolute — some safety-sensitive roles have different rules. We can't give legal advice; we can connect you with employment attorneys in your area.
Yes, with a designated caregiver. A parent or legal guardian must complete the caregiver portion of the AZDHS application. Reach out and we'll walk you through it.
Not yet. Most insurers don't cover cannabis evaluations. We keep our prices low ($149) so out-of-pocket is rarely a barrier, and veterans / SNAP recipients get an additional discount.
Recreational is 21+ only, subject to a 16% excise tax, capped at 1 oz possession, and excludes certain high-potency products. Medical is 18+, exempt from the excise tax, capped at 2.5 oz, and includes a wider product range.
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