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212 E 14th Street
New York, NY, 10003
Monday-Friday: 10am-7pm
Saturday-Sunday: 11am-5pm
By Appointment or Walk-in
(last appointment with the pharmacist is 30 minutes before closing)
Phone:
646-453-7178
Medical Card and Certification Questions
If you live in New York and have a qualifying medical condition, you’re eligible to apply for a medical marijuana card. You’ll need to obtain a patient certification from a registered doctor, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner, and submit a patient application to the New York Department of Health. Once you receive your NY medical marijuana card, you can begin making purchases at the dispensary.
Click here for step-by-step instructions: How to Get a NY Medical Marijuana Card
To participate in New York’s medical marijuana program, patients must have a qualifying medical condition and experience associated or complicating symptoms. The qualifying medical conditions are as follows:
The associated or complicating conditions include:
Additional qualifying conditions are being considered and added to the program on an ongoing basis.
Click here for step-by-step instructions: How to Get a NY Medical Marijuana Card
In order to participate in New York’s medical marijuana program, you must be able to demonstrate current residency in New York State. You’ll need to provide one of the following proofs of residency:
Click here for step-by-step instructions: How to Get a NY Medical Marijuana Card
A patient certification is the form your practitioner issues to you when you’ve been approved to use medical marijuana. This document lists which products you are able to purchase and states how long your certification will last. You’ll need your patient certification to obtain a medical marijuana card and visit the dispensary.
We recommend discussing medical marijuana with your primary care physician first. If their office does not provide medical marijuana certifications, then they may refer you to a practitioner who is registered with the program.
Please note that dispensaries are not permitted to provide referrals, but your care provider can access a list of practitioners by clicking here and logging in to the “Physician Access to Registered Practitioners” section.
In the event that your primary care physician is unwilling to assist you with a referral, some patients have found medical marijuana doctors in New York through the help of online search engines or other online resources.
It may be useful to ask some of following questions when visiting a NY medical marijuana practitioner:
Patient certifications expire up to one year from the date the doctor signs them, however many practitioners specify an earlier expiration date. Pay close attention to the expiration date on your patient certification. If a patient is terminally ill (as certified by their practitioner), the certification does not expire.
After the patient certification has expired, the patient is required to obtain a new patient certification from his or her practitioner, followed by obtaining a new medical marijuana card from the Department of Health.
If a registered patient renews his or her patient certification and application before their card expires, the card would not expire but would instead be linked to the new patient certification form.
Each registered patient is allowed up to 3 dosing recommendations at a time determined by the practitioner. This means your practitioner could recommend multiple different product types for specific treatment purposes or times of day. A 30 day supply can be dispensed for each dosing recommendation.
The pharmacist must make sure the patient possesses no more than 30 days supply at a time for each recommendation. Unlike other controlled substance prescriptions, the patient can purchase less than 30 days supply at a time.
The “End Date” is the expiration date of the dosing recommendation. After the end date has passed, an updated certification must be obtained before any further refills. You’ll need to contact your practitioner prior to your appointment if your dosing recommendation is expired.
Quality: We’re proud to be a dispensary in New York that is licensed to manufacture state-approved medical marijuana products which will enable us to offer the best variety of products and carefully control the quality of our medical marijuana.
Comfort: Each of our NY dispensary locations is carefully designed to create a comfortable experience for our patients and caregivers. Our dispensaries will feature wide halls, cozy seating, beautiful plants and art, spacious restrooms, and wheelchair accessibility.
Customer Service: Our NY staff is friendly, attentive, and highly knowledgeable. We will work hard to maintain a welcoming and safe environment for all our visitors and we’ll do everything we can to make your patient experience a pleasant one.
In New York, the approved forms of medical marijuana include oral and sublingual liquids; oil for vaporization or administration via inhaler; capsules to take orally; topicals such as ointments, lotions and patches; solid and semi-solid products, including chewable and effervescent tablets and lozenges; and certain non-smokable forms of ground plant material. Under NY law, smoking is not permitted.
Click here to learn more about the products we offer.
Click here to read the updated NYS DoH regulations.
What forms of payment do you accept?
We accept cash and debit cards at our dispensary locations.
Please click here to schedule an appointment, or call 1-800-764-8162.
Yes! We do now have limited walk-in availability at our facilities. Please note that you must have a current NY medical marijuana card to visit the dispensary.
Manhattan: Walk-in Hours: Monday 11am-3pm
Riverhead: Walk-in Hours: Thursday 2pm-5pm
Rochester: Walk-in Hours: Monday 1pm-4pm
New patients who visit our dispensary must complete a patient intake form. For your convenience, we have put the patient intake paperwork online as well. Through Early Registration, new patients can complete the patient intake form prior to visiting our dispensary.
Returning patients are invited to place Express Orders online for quick pick-up. This service is for patients who have tried our products, are comfortable with their respective formulations, and would like to pick up additional boxes or cartridges towards their month supply. Please note that we will need your current NYS
Report adverse events 24/7 by calling 844-568-8133. In the case of a medical emergency, dial 911.
Unfortunately not. New York dispensaries are only permitted to serve patients who have a current NY medical marijuana card.
Curaleaf New York and Columbia Care have announced that Curaleaf will assume operations at Columbia Care’s medical marijuana dispensary in Plattsburgh. The transition will take place on April 5, 2018. Please click here for more information.
A caregiver is a trusted friend, family member or assistant who is authorized to purchase medical marijuana products and transport them to the patient.
Registered patients who would like to add a designated caregiver to their account should go back into their patient file with the NY State Department of Health and add a caregiver. Please know that the caregiver would also need to create an application online and accept that designation as a caregiver. Only then will the NY medical marijuana caregiver card arrive in the mail. Feel free to call the number on the back of the medical marijuana ID card if you have any questions: 1-866-811-7957
Practitioners seeking to issue certifications for their patients to receive medical marijuana products must meet the following criteria:
For more information, please click here.
Registration instructions for practitioners are available here.
Please contact: jwaples@col-care.com to access the Practitioner’s Portal.
Quality: We’re proud to be a dispensary in New York that is licensed to manufacture state-approved medical marijuana products which will enable us to offer the best variety of products and carefully control the quality of our medical marijuana.
Comfort: Each of our NY dispensary locations is carefully designed to create a comfortable experience for our patients and caregivers. Our dispensaries will feature wide halls, cozy seating, beautiful plants and art, spacious restrooms, and wheelchair accessibility.
Customer Service: Our NY staff is friendly, attentive, and highly knowledgeable. We will work hard to maintain a welcoming and safe environment for all our visitors and we’ll do everything we can to make your patient experience a pleasant one.
In order to qualify for delivery, patients must meet the following criteria:
Patients who are eligible for delivery may place an order through the secure form located here.
Yes. Columbia Care is proud to be the first provider in New York State to offer a medical marijuana delivery service to qualifying patients. We’re committed to the success of our new delivery program and we’ll work to expand access for patients across New York State. We will listen to patient feedback and keep you posted as we continue to grow and expand the service.
Please check here for opportunities with Columbia Care NY. You may also want to visit Columbia Care’s national site for additional opportunities.
No. Insurance will not cover medical marijuana costs at this time.
A medical marijuana dispensary is a simple, secure facility designed to provide access for patients to receive medical marijuana in a safe, welcoming environment. Qualified patients or their caregivers must present their NY medical marijuana card or caregiver card at the door. No one else is permitted to enter the establishment other than patients, caregivers, and registered employees attending to the facility. Once inside, patients are greeted by a NY-licensed pharmacist who is trained to answer questions about medical marijuana and will help the patient find the right product based on the patient’s individual health needs. The patient or caregiver then makes their selection, purchases the products, and exits. Security staff monitor events inside and outside the facility.