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The Ohio Medical Marijuana Registry, explained

The registry is the state’s record of registered patients, run by the Division of Cannabis Control. Your physician registers you; you activate your account by email, then sign in at the official registry login to download your card and renew it each year.

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What the registry does

  • Records that you’re a registered patient and which physician recommended you.
  • Issues your registry card, which you show with a photo ID at licensed dispensaries.
  • Tracks when your registration expires and lets you renew.

Registry information that identifies you is confidential under Ohio law and is not a public record.

Infographic: activating an Ohio medical marijuana registration in four steps, then renewing it each year.

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Activating and renewing your Ohio registration

What happens in the Ohio Medical Marijuana Registry after your visit.

  1. Physician submits

    After your visit, your physician submits your registration to the state registry.

  2. Watch your email

    The registry emails an activation link to the address you gave your physician.

  3. Accept and confirm

    Click the link, review your details and accept the legal statement.

  4. Download your card

    Your registry card is ready in your profile. Show it with a photo ID.

  5. Valid for one year

    The state sends a notice 45 days before your registration expires.

  6. Renew each year

    Get a new recommendation, then click Renew Card in the registry, up to 30 days early.

  • Registry information that identifies you is confidential
  • Wrong details? Contact the physician who submitted them
Sources: Ohio Administrative Code 1301:18-10-01; Ohio Revised Code 3796.08; Division of Cannabis Control. Checked 13 Oct 2026.marijuanacardoh.com
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Activating your registration

  1. After your visit, your physician submits your registration.
  2. Watch the email address you gave your physician for a message from the registry with an activation link.
  3. Click the link, review your details and accept the legal statement.
  4. Your card is then ready to download from your profile.

Renewing each year

Your registration lasts one year. Get a new recommendation from your physician, then sign in and click Renew Card. You can renew up to 30 days before it expires. Full renewal guide.

Registry help

  • Forgot your password: use the registry’s login help article.
  • Questions about your registration: email the Division of Cannabis Control at MMCPRegistry@com.ohio.gov or call its toll-free helpline, 1-833-464-6627.
  • Wrong details on your registration: contact your recommending physician, who submitted them.

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Common questions

Where do I log in to the Ohio medical marijuana registry?
The official sign-in page is ohiomedicalmarijuanaregistry.com/logins/sign_in, linked from the Division of Cannabis Control’s website. Marijuana Card OH is not the registry and can’t see your registry account.
Can I register myself?
No. Your recommending physician submits your registration. You then activate it by email and accept the legal statement.
I never got the activation email. What should I do?
Check your spam folder and confirm the email address your physician has on file. If it still hasn’t arrived, contact the Division of Cannabis Control.
How do I print my card?
Sign in to the registry and download your card from your profile. You can show it on your phone or print it.
Is there a fee for the registry?
Ohio’s current patient registration rule sets no fee.

Sources

Checked 13 Oct 2026.