What Can Cause Me To Lose My Medical Cannabis Recommendation?

While the doctor may – at any point – revoke a patient’s certification for cannabis, the Department of Health may suspend or revoke the registration of a qualified patient or caregiver if the qualified patient or caregiver:

1. Provides misleading, incorrect, false, or fraudulent information to the department;
2. Obtains a supply of marijuana in an amount greater than the amount authorized by the physician certification;
3. Falsifies, alters, or otherwise modifies an identification card;
4. Fails to timely notify the department of any changes to his or her qualified patient status; or
5. Violates the requirements of this section or any rule adopted under this section

Additionally, the Department of Health has the legal authority to do the following:

1. The department shall immediately suspend the registration of a qualified patient charged with a violation of chapter 893 until final disposition of any alleged offense. Thereafter, the department may extend the suspension, revoke the registration, or reinstate the registration.
2. The department shall immediately suspend the registration of any caregiver charged with a violation of chapter 893 until final disposition of any alleged offense. The department shall revoke a caregiver registration if the caregiver does not meet the stipulated requirements.
3. The department may revoke the registration of a qualified patient or caregiver who cultivates marijuana or who acquires, possesses, or delivers marijuana from any person or  entity other than a medical marijuana treatment center.
4. The department shall revoke the registration of a qualified patient, and the patient’s associated caregiver, upon notification that the patient no longer meets the criteria of a qualified patient.