Does Delaware have legal cannabis? Yes! Medical Cannabis is legal in Delaware a law took effect on July 1, 2011, and some favorable revisions have been made since then. The Delaware Medical Marijuana Act (Title 16 Ch. 49 A), which is largely based on the Marijuana Policy Projectโs model bill, removes criminal sanctions and provides protection from arrest for the compassionate, doctor-recommended use of medical marijuana by Delaware patients with serious medical conditions.
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The Medical Cannabis Foundational Course is an online course that covers a series of 12 modules designed to teach healthcare and industry professionals the fundamental topics of cannabis and includes a specific module on the legal framework, forms and other pertinent information regarding the Delaware Medical Marijuana program.
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Legal Assessment
The Delaware Medical Marijuana Act (Title 16 Ch. 49 A), which is largely based on the Marijuana Policy Projectโs model bill, removes criminal sanctions and provides protection from arrest for the compassionate, doctor-recommended use of medical marijuana by Delaware patients with serious medical conditions. The law took effect on July 1, 2011.
Patients are not allowed to grow their own medicine, but they may possess up to six ounces of marijuana. The program includes tightly regulated, limited distribution of medical marijuana by not-for-profit compassion centers. Currently, six compassion centers are operating in the state.
Allowing medical use: To qualify to use medical cannabis, the patientโs physician must have certified, in writing, that the patient has a specified debilitating medical condition and that the patient would receive therapeutic benefit from medical marijuana. Patients then must send the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) a completed application (obtained from DHSS), including a copy of the written certification, and DHSS will issue an ID card after verifying the information. As long as the patient is in compliance with the law and in possession of an ID card, there will be no arrest.
The mission of the Office of Medical Marijuana (OMM) is to protect Delawareans ย through proactive monitoring and enforcement of the Delaware Medical Marijuana ย Act and accompanying regulations. Rigorous inspection of the regulated vendors ย minimizes the risk to human health and environmental impact. OMM accomplishesย this mission by:
- Working with the regulated vendors to ensure safe and effective products are available to Delawareโs registered patients
- Stringent control of product inventory to eliminate diversion and use of Medical Marijuana products by non-patients
- Briefing the medical community on their protections and limitations involving the Medical Marijuana Program
- Involving state and local community leaders in discussions pertinent to issues affecting communities
- Close coordination with state and local law enforcement on concerns dealing with the Compassion Centers
- Responsiveness to Delawareโs registered patients
The Division of Public Health (DPH), authorized by 16 Del.C.Ch.49A – Delawareโs Medical Marijuana Act, regulates the stateโs Medical Marijuana Program (MMP). As an applicant to the Medical Marijuana Program you are responsible for reading this act and following the stipulations within it. For a complete copy of the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act, contact the DPH Office of Medical Marijuana, or download it here.
Qualifying Conditions
- Cancer
- Terminal Illness
- Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV Positive)
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Decompensated Cirrhosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrigโs Disease)
- Agitation of Alzheimerโs Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Autism with aggressive behavior
- Glaucoma
- Chronic Debilitating Migraine
- Anxiety (CBD Rich Card Only)
- A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following;
- Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
- Severe debilitating pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measure for more than three months, or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects.
- Intractable Nausea
- Seizures
- Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of Multiple Sclerosis.
Can other medical conditions be added to the list?
- Any citizen may petition the Department to add conditions or treatments to the list of debilitating medical conditions. This is accomplished by petitioning the Department for consideration of an illness. Click here for petition information.
I have one of the debilitating medical conditions, am I automatically a qualified patient?
- Official written certification must be obtained from a Delaware licensed health care practitionerย and submitted with the application.
