The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) was approved by voters in November 2008. The Michigan Medical Marihuana Program (MMMP), a function of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, is the government body that administers the program.

To Qualify for the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program

• You must be a Michigan resident to be a registered patient in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program (MMMP)
  
• You must submit an application form. There is a separate form for minors.
  
• The current application fees are:
  
  • £100
    
  • $25.00 patient is currently enrolled in Medicaid or receiving SSI or SSD
    
• The fee cannot be waived, although it can be reduced under certain circumstances

Your application form, together with your fees, photo id and physician’s attestation to:

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Michigan Medical Marihuana Registry
P.O. Box 30083
Lansing, MI 48909

Qualifying Medical Conditions for the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program

• Cancer
  
• Glaucoma
  
• Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
  
• Hepatitis C
  
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  
• Crohn’s disease
  
• Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
  
• Nail patella
  
• A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one of more of the following:
  

  (i)  cachexia or wasting syndrome;
  (ii)  severe and chronic pain;
  (iii)  severe nausea;
  (iv)  seizures, including but not limited to those caused by epilepsy; or
  (v)  severe or persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to, those which are characteristic of multiple sclerosis
  

• Any other medical condition or treatment for a medical condition adopted by the department by rule
  

Rules of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program

• The MMMP cannot supply you with seeds or starter plants, or give you advice on how to grow medical marihuana
  
• Your physician must be a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) licensed to practice in Michigan
  
• You must have an established patient/physician relationship with your “attending physician”
  
• Other licensed health professionals such as Chiropractors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners cannot sign the documentation
  
• The MMMP cannot refer you to a physician and does not have a physician referral list
  
• You, or your designated primary caregiver, may grow your marihuana
  
• There is no place in the state of Michigan to legally purchase medical marihuana
  
• The MMMP cannot find a designated primary caregiver for you neither does it keep a referral list of persons who want to be caregivers for patients
  
• You are not required to list a caregiver unless you are less than 18 years old
  
• Your caregiver cannot be your physician.
  
• If you decide to change your caregiver, it is your responsibility to notify him or her that he or she is no longer protected under the law
  
• The MMMP does not communicate directly with caregivers
  
• The MMMP will only speak directly with the patient
  
• All written requests to release information must be signed and dated by the patient
  
• The MMMP will not accept written or verbal requests for information from your caregiver or any other person without your permission.
  
• The Act neither protects marihuana plants from seizure nor individuals from prosecution if the federal government chooses to take action against patients or caregivers under the federal Controlled Substances Act