You’ll then be asked to complete a brief questionnaire of personal and health information and to upload some ID.

Create a Leafwell account by using a valid email address and choosing a password.

There are three simple steps to seeing a Leafwell provider in California to obtain your Medical Marijuana Card online: Some California cities and counties have their own laws regarding cultivation - some allow more than six plants, while others prohibit outdoor growing. You can only grow plants at home, which must be in a lockable space that is not visible from off the property. You can grow up to six plants at any one time. This applies to recreational cannabis users, and medical patients may have some leeway, but we don’t recommend tempting fate wherever possible.

This means you cannot carry an ounce of dried cannabis flower and 8 g of concentrate simultaneously. If you carry both concentrate and flower, you cannot exceed the equivalent possession amounts. If you are moving around California with cannabis, keep it to reasonable amounts (e.g., 1 ounce/28.5 grams or less of dried flower or 8 g of hashish/concentrate, as per recreational laws), and preferably locked away and safely kept. Only 161 of California’s 482 municipalities allow recreational dispensaries.Īrizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, US Virgin Islands, Utah and Washington DC recognize a valid, state-issued medical card identity card (MMIC) from California.ĭo not take your cannabis over state lines. Medical cannabis patients also have access to a greater number of products and dispensaries. Local cannabis business taxes can range between 5-15%, but some dispensaries will cover this tax for customers/patients. Medical patients and MMIC holders will still need to pay the excise tax (15%) and local cannabis business tax, if applicable. You must have a “state-issued” MMIC card to be eligible for tax benefits (state sales tax exemption only). Medical marijuana patients can save up to 25% on tax when purchasing cannabis! Recreational customers pay retail sales tax as well as excise tax, with a tax range of between 27.5% and 40.75%, depending on municipality.

Medical cannabis patients pay only the excise tax and, if applicable a local cannabis business tax, which at the time of writing means a total tax rate of between 15% and 19.75% on medical cannabis. Medical cannabis patients in California pay less tax compared to non-medical adult users. You don’t have to have an MMJ card to legally buy cannabis in California, but there are multiple reasons to become a cardholder. Benefits of Getting a California Medical Card

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