Medical cannabis certification for Marquette
A private video evaluation with a Michigan-licensed physician. About fifteen minutes, from wherever you are in Marquette County — no drive, no waiting room.
Book your evaluationWhy patients in Marquette use telehealth for this
Distance in the Upper Peninsula is not a figure of speech. From Marquette, Green Bay is closer than Grand Rapids and Duluth is closer than Detroit, and referrals genuinely run out of state. That produces a misunderstanding worth clearing up early. Michigan's registry is a Michigan program — a Michigan agency, Michigan residency, a Michigan-licensed physician. Whichever direction you drive for the rest of your care, this particular card only does anything on this side of the state line.
Two practical notes for Marquette County. Connectivity is real and uneven, and there are addresses out here with nothing usable at all — for the visit, a phone on cellular data is often the better bet than home internet. And a great deal of the U.P. is federal land. National forest and national lakeshore are governed by federal law, under which cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance regardless of what Michigan permits. If you hunt, camp or work on that ground, a state card does not change your position there.
How the evaluation works
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Book a time
Pick a window that works, including evenings. You'll get a secure link by email or text.
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Complete intake
A short form covering your history and current medications, before you meet the physician.
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Meet the physician
A real conversation about your symptoms and history, weighed against Michigan's criteria.
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Get their decision
You'll know where you stand by the end of the call. If certified, we file with the CRA for you.
Who actually issues the card
We don't. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) does. Michigan's medical marijuana program is administered by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, which took over the functions previously handled under LARA. The state — not this clinic — issues the registry card and sets its own processing times. If the physician certifies you, we file the certification on your behalf — but we can't promise a date, and nobody who tells you otherwise can either.
Questions from Marquette patients
There is no real broadband at my address. Can I still do this?
Usually yes. A video visit needs less bandwidth than streaming, and a phone on cellular data is generally enough. If the video won't hold, the clinician calls the number on your intake and continues by phone rather than cancelling on you.
Most of my care happens in Wisconsin. Does that affect a Michigan card?
The certifying physician has to be licensed in Michigan and you have to be in Michigan at the time of the visit, so a Wisconsin provider can't do this part for you. Your Michigan card also operates under Michigan law only. What another state does or doesn't recognise is that state's business, and you shouldn't assume anything crosses the line.
If a storm closes the highway, do I lose my appointment?
No. That's much of the point of doing it this way — road conditions have no bearing on a video visit. Winters here regularly make travel to an appointment impossible for days at a time, and this is one appointment that doesn't care.
Does the state program work differently up here?
No. It's administered centrally by the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency and the criteria are the same statewide. The CRA issues the card and sets its own processing time; where in Michigan you live doesn't change either.
Other services available across Michigan
Certification is one part of what we do. Patients in Marquette also use us for medically supervised weight management, testosterone replacement therapy, peptide therapy, ketamine care and anxiety and stress support.
Nearby in Upper Peninsula
Every visit happens over video, so these pages differ only in the local rules and circumstances that apply where you live. We serve patients across all 36 — see the full list on the Michigan page.
This page is general health information, not medical advice, and reading it does not create a physician–patient relationship. Certification under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MCL 333.26421 et seq.) requires a qualifying condition, determined by a licensed physician exercising independent clinical judgement. No one can promise you will qualify, and your fee pays for the physician's time and judgement rather than for any particular outcome. Michigan's program rules change; confirm current requirements with the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA). Cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law, and a state registry card does not change federal law, override an employer's policy, or affect federally regulated testing requirements. In a medical emergency call 911. For mental health crisis support, call or text 988.