Considering Medical Marijuana for chronic pain? Root Cause in Harrison, Ohio is where to begin.
Medical marijuana provides new hope for chronic pain sufferers. Marijuana is a natural substance that may offer relief when other conventional treatments do not. If your current treatments don’t work, you may qualify for medical marijuana. Legal use of medical marijuana in Ohio is a highly regulated process.
Only Certified Ohio Medical Marijuana Doctors can provide you access to legal cannabis products for medical use. These Ohio state-certified doctors are authorized to evaluate your conditions and current treatments. You must have a recommendation from an Ohio Medical Marijuana Doctor to be considered for eligibility.
Root Cause is the starting point for obtaining your Ohio Medical Marijuana Card.
If your chronic pain is not responding to other treatments, follow the instructions below to qualify for a medical marijuana card.
Access to medical marijuana begins with an evaluation of qualifying conditions. With Root Cause, you can be confident you are working with a physician certified by the state of Ohio to evaluate your needs and the effectiveness of your existing pain management.
The full list of Ohio Medical Marijuana qualifying conditions
- AIDS – HIV
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Cachexia (Weight Loss – over 10 percent in less than 6 months)
- Cancer
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Crohn’s Disease
- Epilepsy or Another Seizure Disorder
- Fibromyalgia
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- Huntington’s Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Chronic, Intractable and Severe Pain
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Spinal Cord Disease or Injury
- Terminal Illness (life expectancy of less than 6 months, hospice patients)
- Tourette’s Syndrome
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Ulcerative Colitis
Pricing
Steps YOU must take to obtain an appointment with a Root Cause doctor:
(Must be an Ohio Resident to make an appointment.)
When making an appointment you will:
- Pay
- Login or Set up your AccuDoc Portal
- Complete required forms
- Send medical records and your driver’s license in your portal
After your appointment is complete
Please visit the MMCPR Registry at com.ohio.gov to finish paperwork with the state of Ohio. The helpline phone number is 833-464-6627.
Visit ohiomedicalmarijuanaregistry.com.
- This is the website you will log into and retrieve your card. It requires you to sign in with your email address and password. If you have forgotten your password, there is a “Reset Password” link that you can use to make a new password.
- After you log into the system, you’ll see a “Renew Card” button near a picture of your card. Click on that and it will take you to the payment window, where you can enter your credit card information to renew. (This is a separate fee from Root Cause’s appointment fee. This goes to the State of Ohio.)
- Once you have paid, you’ll be able to download or print your card out. If you’re doing this on a smartphone, you can take a screenshot of your card.
- If you have issues with your email address (you can’t log in or you don’t remember what it is), you can give us a call (513-845-4558) and we can change your email address in your account, and the links can be sent to your new email address.
- If desired, we will print and mail your new card for $25.
- If you are a veteran or indigent, you can mail your DD214 or Disability paperwork to the state to get a discount on the price of your card as well as at the dispensary.
- If you have any other questions that we haven’t addressed, you can call our office at 513-845-4558.
Root Cause does not dispense medical marijuana.
