Patients: How to Get Medical Marijuana at a Solevo ...

[Pages:2]Patients: How to Get Medical Marijuana at a Solevo WellnessTM Dispensary

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Register online for the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program at

medicalmarijuana.

a. Patients must be a resident of the state of

Pennsylvania with proof of residency in the form of a PA driver's license or a PA stateissued ID card with current address.

b. Patients must be at least 18 years of age

and not homebound OR if the patient is under the age of 18 or homebound, have a caregiver register on the patient's behalf (see reverse for caregiver criteria). Caregivers are required to undergo a criminal background check.

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Complete an in-person examination and review of health records with a physician

registered with the PA Department of

Health Medical Marijuana Program

a. Visit medicalmarijuana. for a list of

physicians registered with the Department of Health to recommend medical marijuana.

b. Patient must suffer from one of 17 qualified

serious medical conditions as certified by a health care professional (see reverse).

c. If the physician recommends medical

marijuana for the serious condition, the patient will be issued a physician certification.

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After obtaining physician certification, complete the online

Medical Marijuana ID Card

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Obtain medical marijuana at a PA Department of Health-

registration by paying for a

regulated dispensary

medical marijuana ID card

a. Patients or caregivers are sent their

a. Patients pay a $50 processing fee for the ID

medical marijuana ID card from the PA Department of Health.

card. Individuals participating in Medicaid, PACE/PACENET, CHIP, SNAP, and WIC may qualify for a discounted processing fee.

Medical Marijuana ID Card

b. Patients or caregivers take their

medical marijuana ID card to a licensed PA Department of Health-approved

medical marijuana dispensary location

in Pennsylvania and obtain their

medical marijuana.

c. Patients or caregivers must renew their

patient certifications after one year.

Caregivers: How to Get Medical Marijuana

If the patient is over 18 years old and homebound, the caregiver must be:

? At least 21 years old and designated by the patient

If the patient is under 18 years of age, the caregiver must be one of the following:

? An individual that is a parent or legal guardian of the patient ? An individual designated by a parent or legal guardian ? An appropriate individual approved by the Department of Health if no parent or guardian

is appropriate or available

A registered caregiver may be designated by up to five patients and a patient can designate up to two caregivers.

Where can an individual get medical marijuana?

Patients and caregivers can obtain medical marijuana from Solevo Wellness.

Solevo will have its first location at 5600 Forward Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Future dispensaries will be opening in Butler County and Washington County.

Visit to get more information about Solevo and medical marijuana.

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5600 Forward Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15217

412-422-0420



Who can get medical marijuana?

In Pennsylvania, a patient is able to get medical marijuana if they've been diagnosed with one of the following 17 serious medical conditions:

? Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ? Autism ? Cancer ? Crohn's Disease ? Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal

cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity ? Epilepsy ? Glaucoma ? HIV/AIDS ? Huntington's Disease ? Inflammatory Bowel Disease ? Intractable Seizures ? Multiple Sclerosis ? Neuropathies ? Parkinson's Disease ? Post-traumatic Stress Disorder ? Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain in which conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy is contraindicated or ineffective ? Sickle Cell Anemia

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