An Arizona-licensed physician can certify your debilitating medical condition. Clear answers about Mexico, California, and federal land — in English and en español.
Arizona's Medical Marijuana Program is run by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
An Arizona-licensed MD, DO, naturopathic, or homeopathic physician completes ADHS's certification form.
Submit through the ADHS portal with the certification, a signed attestation, and your Arizona ID.
$150 for the state card, or $75 with SNAP documentation.
An electronic card, valid for two years, usually within about 10 days of a complete application.
Yuma sits beside Mexico and California, with major military installations nearby. Your Arizona card covers Arizona law only.
Taking cannabis across the international border, at San Luis or anywhere else, is illegal — card or not.
California also allows adult-use, but carrying cannabis across the Colorado River into California is an interstate crossing that violates federal law.
Cannabis isn't permitted at MCAS Yuma, Yuma Proving Ground, or other federal property.
At Border Patrol checkpoints on highways out of the area, federal officers enforce federal law regardless of your Arizona card.
General information only, not legal advice.
El Programa de Marihuana Medicinal de Arizona lo administra el Departamento de Servicios de Salud de Arizona (ADHS).
Con tarjeta médica no paga el impuesto especial del 16% que se cobra en las compras para adultos.Un médico con licencia en Arizona lo evalúa y completa el formulario de certificación de ADHS.
Presente su solicitud en el portal de ADHS con la certificación, la declaración firmada y su identificación de Arizona.
$150, o $75 con comprobante de SNAP.
ADHS revisa las solicitudes completas en unos 10 días. La tarjeta es electrónica y válida por dos años.
Nunca cruce la frontera con México con cannabis: es ilegal. Información oficial: ADHS. Información general; no es asesoría legal ni médica.
Excise tax registered patients don't pay. Regular sales tax still applies.
Per 14 days, compared with the 1-ounce adult-use limit.
Access starting at 18, instead of 21.
*For PTSD, the physician must see evidence that you're currently in conventional treatment. See the ADHS program pages.
Yuma's longtime licensed dispensary since 2013, serving both registered patients and adult-use customers. Show your ADHS card to skip the excise tax. Confirm hours before you go.
See all licensees through the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Shaded trails, ponds, and gardens along the Colorado River — a cool morning walk before the Yuma sun climbs.
“Mi papá leyó la guía en español y entendió todo. His severe chronic pain qualified, and the card came by email.”
— Adriana V., Yuma“I drive to California for work. It was good to hear plainly that my Arizona card stays in Arizona.”
— Jeff M., YumaNo. Crossing the international border with cannabis is illegal, whether or not you have an Arizona card.
No. Even though California allows adult-use, crossing a state line with cannabis violates federal law.
No. Cannabis isn't permitted on military installations or other federal property, and federal employers follow federal rules.
$150 for two years, or $75 with SNAP documentation. The physician visit is a separate fee.
Sí. Vea nuestra guía de cuatro pasos en español arriba en esta página.
On the ADHS Medical Marijuana pages.
Yuma, the seat of Yuma County, grew up at a historic crossing of the Colorado River. It's known for year-round sunshine, winter vegetable farms that feed much of the country, the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, and the military communities of MCAS Yuma and Yuma Proving Ground. Yuma residents follow the same statewide rules as every patient in Arizona's Medical Marijuana Program.
The program operates under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (A.R.S. § 36-2801 et seq.), approved by voters in 2010. Adult-use sales followed under Proposition 207 in 2020. ADHS administers both.
Public use is prohibited, driving impaired is illegal, and cannabis remains illegal under federal law — which applies at the border, at checkpoints, and on federal land. See ADHS for current rules.
Appointments with Arizona-licensed physicians.