KYPatientDrives
Our Services
Compassionate Care
We offer a variety of services designed to assist you every step of the way. From eligibility information to application completion, we're here to support you. Our patient drives and partners aim to keep patient costs low while ensuring you are supported from certification to card receipt, and beyond.
Our commitment lies in making the medical cannabis application process straightforward and accessible. With our resources, you are empowered to make informed choices for your health.
Eligibility
Gather your supporting documents for a permissible diagnosis:
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Any type or form of cancer
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Chronic or severe pain
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Epilepsy or other intractable seizure disorder
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Multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity
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Chronic nausea or cyclical vomiting syndrome
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
* Included pursuant to the Governor's June 2026 Executive Order-
Terminal Illness*
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Sickle cell anemia*
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)*
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Parkinson's disease*
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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)*
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AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)*
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Huntington's disease*
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Muscular dystrophy*
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Cachexia (wasting syndrome)*
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Crohn's disease*
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Ulcerative colitis*
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Neuropathies*
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Severe arthritis*
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Fibromyalgia*
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Glaucoma*
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Consultation
Visit a medical cannabis practitioner to obtain a written certificate. Providers are listed by name and specialty. Practices are not listed so check to ensure any practice you consider visiting has approved providers working for it. Any providers we partner with for patient drives are approved through the Office of Medical Cannabis.
Application
Once you receive a medical cannabis recommendation from and approved provider, patients must register for an account and access the Patient and Caregiver Registration Portal
“View Available Certifications” on the “Practitioner Written Certification Information” tab to retrieve your written certification.
Upload a digital copy of your signed and notarized signature page on the Documents tab. Signature pages can be downloaded from “Forms” at kymedcan@ky.gov.
Many banks will notarize for free for their customers
Print Your Card
Approved cardholders will be issued a digital registry ID card within thirty (30) days. Access your digital registry ID card through the portal from the Licenses tab. Download, save, and print a PDF copy by selecting Print Digital Card.
Take your card to a licensed medical cannabis dispensary.
The Post: Beaver Dam
Kentucky Alternative Care: Louisville
Speakeasy: Lexington, Ashland, Bowling Green, Nortonville, Princeton, Corbin (Coming soon to Stanford and Maysville)
Nature Med: Paducah, Erlanger (Coming soon to Murray and Carrollton)
Blue Sage: Nicholasville, Georgetown, Oak Grove (Coming soon to Lebanon)
Bluegrass CannaCare: Florence
High Profile: London (Coming soon to Lexington and Wilder)
Green Releaf: Ferguson, Elizabethtown (Coming soon to Richmond, Owensboro)
Grass Roots: Maysville
Wildcat Cannabis: Morehead (Coming Soon)