The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) develops policies, procedures, and regulations to implement programs that ensure medical cannabis is available to qualifying patients in a safe and effective manner. The MMCC oversees all licensing, registration, inspection, and testing measures pertaining to Maryland’s medical cannabis program and provides relevant program information to patients, providers, growers, dispensers, processors, testing laboratories and caregivers.

The MMCC has issued pre-approvals for companies to grow, process, and dispense medical cannabis. One final grower’s license has been issued. The remainder of the pre-awardees are currently working through Stage Two of the approval process, which includes undergoing criminal background investigations, completing regulatory requirements, securing local zoning approvals, as well as constructing their facilities. The Commissioners will vote on final licenses in public meetings, on a rolling basis, as pre-approved companies complete their regulatory requirements.​

Patients: The Patient Registry is now open. Any Maryland resident whose provider approves medical cannabis as a treatment option for a qualifying medical condition is eligible to register with the MMCC as a patient. Qualifying medical conditions include cachexia, anorexia, wasting syndrome, chronic or severe pain, severe nausea, seizures, severe or persistent muscle spasms, glaucoma, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Providers: A provider must register with the MMCC as a “Certifying Provider” to issue online certifications to patients for medical cannabis. Once registered, the provider may submit online written certifications, which will be linked to the registered patient’s Commission-assigned number. Patients will then be able to obtain medical cannabis at any licensed dispensary in Maryland by presenting their MMCC-issued ID card or another valid government-issued ID (i.e. driver’s license).

• Please note, a written certification that is not used to purchase medical cannabis within 120 days of issuance becomes null and void. However, the 120 days will not start to run until after medical cannabis is available from a medical cannabis dispensary licensed in the State of Maryland.

For more information on the process for legally obtaining medical cannabis in the State of Maryland (once it becomes available), please visit our page with the Steps to Legally Obtain Medical Cannabis. For more information on the registration process, please go to the corresponding pages for Patients, Caregivers, or Providers.