Medical cannabis certification for Royal Oak
A private video evaluation with a Michigan-licensed physician. About fifteen minutes, from wherever you are in Oakland County — no drive, no waiting room.
Book your evaluationWhy patients in Royal Oak use telehealth for this
Royal Oak's centre is one of the few places in Metro Detroit where the restaurants, bars and shops are the local economy rather than an amenity attached to one. A lot of the people working in that core are paid hourly, and a lot of them are buying their own health coverage or going without it. For them the deciding factor on a certification evaluation is not convenience. It's the number: what it costs, whether it moves at checkout, and whether something recurring is attached to it. The full fee is shown before you book, nothing is added at the end, and there is no membership.
Royal Oak also rents more than most of its neighbours, and much of that housing is flats, duplexes and shared buildings near the centre. A lease is a contract, and plenty of leases prohibit smoking or cultivation on the premises regardless of what state law permits. A registry card does not amend your lease and a landlord is under no obligation to make an exception; condo and building rules work the same way. Read yours before you register, and if the form matters to how you'd actually use it, raise that with the physician during the visit rather than discovering it later.
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 Royal Oak patients
What does this cost, and does anything get added later?
The full fee is shown before you book and nothing is added at checkout. There's no membership and no auto-renewal. The fee pays for the physician's time and judgement, which means it applies whether or not you end up certified.
I work nights downtown. When can I book?
Available windows are shown live and include evenings. The visit runs about fifteen minutes. Pick a slot where you can be somewhere private — a car parked a few streets off the strip is fine.
My lease bans smoking. Does a card override that?
No. Your lease is a private contract and the state program doesn't touch it. The same is true of condo association and building rules. Read the lease before you register, not after your landlord raises it.
I don't have health insurance. Does that stop me?
No. Certification evaluations are generally not covered by insurance in any case, so this is a self-pay service for everyone. Being uninsured changes neither the process nor the price.
Other services available across Michigan
Certification is one part of what we do. Patients in Royal Oak also use us for medically supervised weight management, testosterone replacement therapy, peptide therapy, ketamine care and anxiety and stress support.
Nearby in Metro Detroit
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.