$100 for your initial consultation and $85 for a renewal.
Cannabis has been used for its medical properties for centuries. It can be used for epilepsy, seizures, nausea and vomiting associated with cancer and chemotherapy, Parkinson’s PTSD, pain, anxiety, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis with severe muscle spasms, AIDS or HIV, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), any terminal illness with the probable life expectancy of under one year-if the disease or its treatment produces one or more of the following: severe or chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, cachexia or severe wasting, Ulcerative Colitis, severe intractable pediatric autism with self-injurious or aggressive behaviors, severe, intractable autism with self-injurious behavior, cortical basal degeneration.
The annual fee for a medical cannabidiol card in Iowa is $100 unless the patient is eligible for a reduced fee. A reduced fee is available to persons with the following:
- Copy of proof of Supplemental Security Income Payment
- Copy of Social Security Disability Benefit notice
- Copy of Hawk-I member card
- Copy of Iowa Medicaid member card
The reduced application fee is $25.
Medical marijuana in Iowa refers to medical cannabidiol, which is any pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis sativa L. or Cannabis indica or any other preparation of the plant delivered in a form approved by the medical cannabidiol board and the Board of Medicine and the Department of Public Health. The acceptable forms of medical cannabidiol in Iowa are:
- Topical forms – gels, ointments, creams, lotions, and transdermal patches
- Oral forms – tablets, capsules, liquids, tinctures, and sublingual forms
- Vaporization
- Nebulizable inhaled forms
- Suppositories – rectal and vaginal
Approved medical cannabidiol forms in Iowa are available in 4 different CBD-to-THC ratios:
- 20:1
- 1:20
- 2:1
- 1:1
Per Iowa laws, patients who are minors, disabled, or unable to visit a dispensary may have designated caregivers. Note that the patients’ physicians designate caregivers. To understand the caregiver registration process under the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Program, see the caregiver registration page of the Office of Medical Cannabidiol website.