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Arizona

Last reviewed: October 2026

Program and official website

Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), Medical Marijuana Program

Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1), run by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).

Visit the official program site ↗

https://www.azdhs.gov/licensing/medical-marijuana/index.php

Link checked 2026-10-23: Loaded OK.

Qualifying conditions

Cancer; glaucoma; HIV; AIDS; hepatitis C; ALS; Crohn’s disease; agitation of Alzheimer’s disease; a chronic or debilitating disease, or its treatment, that produces cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe and chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures (including those characteristic of epilepsy), or severe or persistent muscle spasms (including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis); post-traumatic stress disorder for which the individual is receiving treatment; and conditions approved by ADHS.

Official source · Arizona Administrative Code R9-17-201

Patient registry and card basics

Patients register with ADHS using a written certification issued within the 90 days before the application. A registry card is valid for two years after issuance. Patients under 18 need a designated caregiver, and the application names a second physician who has conducted a comprehensive review of the patient’s medical record.

Official source · A.R.S. §36-2804.02; 9 A.A.C. 17

Who can certify

A “physician” under A.R.S. §36-2801: a licensed doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine, naturopathic physician or homeopathic physician. Certification is signed only within a physician-patient relationship after a full assessment of the medical history.

What the physician certification covers

The ADHS certification form attests: diagnosis made or confirmed; medical record established and maintained; physical exam within the last 90 days; review of 12 months of records, response to conventional therapies and the patient’s Arizona Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program profile; risks and benefits explained; for PTSD, evidence of current conventional treatment; any relationship with a referred dispensary disclosed; pregnancy and breastfeeding dangers addressed.

Adult use in Arizona

Adults 21 and older may possess and use marijuana under A.R.S. §36-2852 (Prop 207, 2020), so some patients use cannabis without any certification.

Official law and regulator links

Notes

  • Summarized from the Arizona statutes, the ADHS rules and the ADHS physician certification form, opened October 2026. Not legal advice.