Existing patients
Renew a Florida medical marijuana card
Keeping a Florida card active takes two separate renewals — your physician certification and your state registry ID card. They expire on different schedules, only one of them runs through this practice, and neither renewal is ever automatic.
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Two renewals, not one
Most renewal problems come from treating the card as a single thing. It isn't. You are responsible for tracking both dates — both are visible in the official registry — and one cannot substitute for the other: a current card with a lapsed certification does not work, and vice versa.
Telehealth for eligible renewals
“Renewal certifications may be eligible for telehealth when statutory conditions are met, including a prior in-person examination by the same qualified physician. State registry and ID-card renewal steps remain separate and are controlled by the state.”
In plain terms: when the same qualified physician who performed your in-person physical examination handles your renewal, Florida law may allow that renewal by telehealth. Eligibility depends on your history and on current law — we confirm the correct visit mode when you schedule rather than guess. See telehealth vs. in-person rules for the full picture.
When to start
- Check both expiration dates in the official registry today — do not rely on memory or on the card in your wallet alone.
- Book the physician renewal early. The state's steps come after, on the state's schedule — and we never quote or promise state processing times. Giving yourself weeks rather than days keeps a slow week from becoming a lapsed card.
- If your renewal qualifies for telehealth, plan the same way — the visit mode changes, the sequence does not.
If either one lapses
A lapse is inconvenient, not permanent — but the order never changes: physician first, state second.
- If your certification lapses: you cannot purchase until a qualified physician recertifies you. Book a renewal evaluation; the physician makes a fresh decision.
- If your card lapses: it cannot be used at licensed treatment centers until the state processes your renewal and the state fee is paid. That timeline belongs to the state.
Either way, the path back follows the same sequence as a first certification — physician recertification, then the state renewal.
What renewal costs
Our renewal evaluation fee is $99 (effective July 23, 2026), charged by the practice for the physician's re-evaluation. The state's card renewal carries the $75 state fee (effective July 23, 2026), paid to Florida — never to us. Both amounts are dated and re-verified at every regulatory review; see the full Costs & Fees page.
Start your renewal
Read the renewal patient guide for what to bring and expect, or request a renewal evaluation — scheduling details only, no medical history required. Requesting a renewal never guarantees recertification, and the state — not this practice — renews the card.
Common questions
No. The certification renewal is a physician's fresh decision, entered into the registry. The card renewal is a state application with a state fee. Separate systems, separate expiration dates — and both are your responsibility to track.
Possibly. When statutory conditions are met — including a prior in-person physical examination by the same qualified physician — a renewal may be completed by telehealth. We confirm eligibility and the correct visit mode when you schedule; we never assume.
Earlier than you think. Both expiration dates are visible in the official registry. Book the physician side with weeks of buffer, because the state's steps run on the state's timeline — which we do not control and never promise.
You can still renew through the official registry, but the card cannot be used until the state processes the renewal. An active physician certification is required, so handle the physician side first if it has lapsed too.
No. The state application and state fee are yours, submitted through the official registry. Our role is the physician evaluation and certification. We explain the state steps, but we never represent the state or its timelines.
No. Every renewal is a fresh clinical decision by the physician. Prior certification supports your history, but no outcome is promised — and if the physician declines, our cancellation policy applies.
Keep your certification active
Tell us how to reach you and we will schedule your physician evaluation. Requesting an evaluation never guarantees certification.
No diagnosis details needed to request an appointment. The state — not this practice — issues registry ID cards.