NuggMD Patient FAQs — Connecticut

NuggMD connects prospective patients with state-licensed medical cannabis doctors to obtain required medical evaluations online from home. Physicians are available 8am-10pm daily, including weekends, with no appointment needed.

NuggMD's physicians and medical practitioners are fully licensed and have obtained all required certifications in the states for which they provide medical marijuana evaluations.

Connecticut law doesn't mandate all physicians recognize marijuana as appropriate treatment. Not every doctor is licensed to recommend it. Patients can consult alternative doctors or use NuggMD's partnering cannabis doctors for evaluation.

Your recommending practitioner must be a Connecticut-licensed physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse. All NuggMD practitioners meet these requirements.

Yes, you must be a Connecticut resident and provide proof of residency.

You can use a non-expired out-of-state ID but must provide additional proof of residency (bill, paystub, or Medicaid statement) dated within 90 days, computer-generated, showing your name and Connecticut address.

Connecticut eliminated registration fees as of July 2023. NuggMD offers competitive evaluation pricing with a satisfaction guarantee: patients who don't qualify for the program will get their evaluation for free!

Any adult over 18 who is a Connecticut resident with state-issued ID can become a patient if evaluated by a state-licensed physician and found to have a qualifying condition.

Yes. Qualifying conditions include: Glaucoma, Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, Spinal Cord damage with intractable spasticity, Cachexia, Crohn's Disease, Wasting Syndrome, PTSD, Sickle Cell Disease, Psoriatic Arthritis, Severe Psoriasis, Post Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type 1 & 2), Ulcerative Colitis, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury, Intractable Seizure Disorder, Terminal Illness Requiring End-of-life Care, Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia-associated spasticity or neuropathic pain, Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache, Post Herpetic Neuralgia, Neuropathic Facial Pain, Muscular Dystrophy, Intractable Headache Syndromes, Chronic Neuropathic Pain from Degenerative Spinal Disorders, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome, Interstitial Cystitis, Intractable Neuropathic Pain Unresponsive to Standard Treatments, Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning, Tourette Syndrome, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with Chronic Pain, and Chronic Pain of 6+ months duration refractory to other treatments.

The Department of Consumer Protection oversees the qualifying conditions list through an established Board of Physicians responsible for maintaining and adding conditions. Public members can petition the Board of Physicians using established guidelines.

Benefits include lower taxes, higher purchase and possession limits, wider product selection, guaranteed product availability, patient-only discounts, access in other states, and stronger legal protections compared to recreational consumers.

No, Connecticut legislation explicitly specifies that insurers are not required to cover the MMJ program.

You can complete your evaluation in minutes, but the state takes up to 30 days to deliver your license. Starting soon is recommended.

Connecticut has up to 30 business days.

Your certification is valid for one year and must be renewed before expiration.

Yes, you have the right to choose any state-licensed, qualified cannabis-certifying practitioner for renewal. All NuggMD practitioners meet state requirements.

Recommendations are valid for 12 months. After this period, patients must visit a state-licensed cannabis doctor for re-evaluation, then renew registration with the state if they still qualify.

Every year.

The state license is free as of July 2023.

You're only charged for your evaluation if approved. The company believes everyone deserves access to a qualified medical cannabis doctor, and the cost of an evaluation shouldn't be a barrier.

Charges apply only upon approval; otherwise, evaluation is free. A $10 fee applies if you cancel before your evaluation. You can request refunds before certification submission to the state. Refunds require 3-5 business days and are unavailable 30+ days after evaluation. Contact support@nuggmd.com with 'Refund Request' subject line.

Yes, a criminal record doesn't prevent MMJ approval. If on parole/probation, the law generally can't deny medical cannabis as a release condition unless use poses public danger.

Contact the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection if your card hasn't arrived within 30 days. You'll provide identity verification information.

Medical patients can purchase flower, edibles, inhalers, topicals, transdermals, vape products, and other oral products with no product type limits.

Patients can possess no more than 2.5 ounces monthly, unless their evaluating physician specifies less.

No. Prohibited locations include city/town/municipal buses (including school buses), moving motor vehicles, workplaces, public or private school property, public spaces, and anywhere minors or children are present.

Yes, cannabis delivery is legal in Connecticut.

If safely sealed and away from the driver, yes. Using cannabis while driving (passenger or driver) is illegal.

Medical patients and adult-use consumers can grow 3 mature and 3 immature plants. Two people can cultivate at the same household. Maximum 12 plants per household.

Up to 3 mature and 3 immature plants, with two people maximum per household and 12-plant household maximum.

No, patients cannot be fired solely for MMJ status. Employers can establish workplace drug policies prohibiting use during work. Most employers cannot penalize off-duty medical cannabis use, with exceptions for safety-sensitive and federal positions.

No, this constitutes unlawful discrimination under Connecticut law.

No, denying tenancy based on MMJ status constitutes unlawful discrimination. Landlords can prohibit cultivation and smoking on property.

Patients must be re-evaluated by a cannabis doctor when updating status. Renew before annual expiration to prevent interruptions. After receiving another recommendation, pay the state application fee to renew patient status.

It depends on the destination state's reciprocity laws. Check your destination state's requirements.

No, Connecticut does not have cannabis reciprocity laws.

Caregivers must be: older than 18, formally consent to overseeing the patient's well-being during cannabis use, have no criminal record (especially no controlled substance manufacturing/sale/distribution convictions), not be the evaluating physician, and (for minor patients) be a parent or legal guardian.

Once a physician certifies that a patient needs a caregiver, the patient designates them during state registration. The caregiver must complete their application portion and be approved before the patient receives their state card.

During evaluation, the physician decides if a caregiver is warranted. Doctors typically recommend caregivers for those needing assistance buying or using marijuana. Caregiver designation requires physician certification of need.

The program allows patients to designate a single caregiver at a time with limited exceptions.

Typically, caregivers cannot have more than one patient. Exception: caregivers who are parents, guardians, or conservators of sibling patients.

Designate your updated caregiver when renewing your patient status.