Do I meet the qualifications to be a medical cannabis patient in Illinois?

  • I have been diagnosed with one of the qualifying conditions below.
  • I have a physician willing to certify that I have a qualifying condition.
  • I am not a firefighter, active duty law enforcement officer, correctional officer or correctional
  • probation officer.
  • I do not have a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) or a bus permit.

Qualifying Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Agitation of Alzheimer’s Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Arnold-Chiari Malformation and Syringomelia
Cachexia / Wasting Syndrome
Cancer
Causalgia
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Crohn’s Disease
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I & Type II (CRPS)
Dystonia
Fibromyalgia (severe)
Fibrous Dysplasia
Glaucoma
Hepatitis C
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Hydrocephalus
Interstitial Cystitis
Lupus
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Myasthenia Gravis
Myoclonus
Nail-patella Syndrome
Neurofibromatosis
Parkinson’s Disease
Post-concussion Syndrome
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Residual Limb Pain
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Spinal cord disease, including, but not limited to, Arachnoiditis,
Tarlov Cysts, Hydromyelia, Syringomyelia
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
Terminal Illness
Tourette’s Syndrome
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Qualifying Conditions Pending State Approval

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Chronic Post-Operative Pain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Intractable Pain
Autism
Migraines
Osteoarthritis

Terminal Illness

Terminally ill applicants with a life expectancy of 6 months or less can apply for free. Their card will
be processed quickly in two weeks’ time and will be valid for 6mo.
Terminally ill minors may also apply for the same cost as adults with one free caregiver included.
You cannot submit an application online
A physician’s form must be signed within 90 days of submitting the application and must be signed
in BLUE ink.
Find more information and request an application at: Bit.ly/Terminal_Illness

Patients Under 18

Application Form: Bit.ly/IMCPP_Under18_Form
Patients under 18 that have a qualifying condition can obtain a medical cannabis card for the same
fee as an adult.
Each underage patient will be allowed two caregivers. The first caregiver card is free and the second
one is $75.
If both legal guardians have significant decision making abilities, they will be awarded the caregiver
cards. If only one legal guardian has significant decision-making responsibilities then a second
designated caregiver may be identified.
Caregivers need to get Live Scan Fingerprinting and a passport sized ID photo. The minor themselves
does not need either.
Minors are limited to oils, tinctures, edibles and patches. They cannot purchase flower products.
Find more information at: Bit.ly/MinorQualifyingPatientsInfo

Veterans

Veterans who receive their health services at a Veterans Administration facility are not required to
obtain a physician’s written certification
You must submit 12 months of VA records to the Department with the application.
Electronic VA medical records can be found here: www.myhealth.va.gov