Patients may select a primary caregiver to assist them in the program.
Primary Caregiver Qualifications:
- You are a New Jersey resident
- You are at least 18 years old
- You agree to assist a qualifying patient
- You are not providing care to another NJMMP patient
- You are not the patient’s physician
- You receive a criminal background check
- You register online with the State at http://njmmp.nj.gov
- You receive an ID card from DHSS
Note: the patient must initiate caregiver registration
What Do I Need?
Your Registration Checklist:
- Your full name, address, date of birth, telephone number and signature
- Written consent to submit to a criminal background check
- Application fee ($200)
- Statement that you will assist with medical use of marijuana, are not caring for another patient and are not the qualifying patient’s physician
- Proof of New Jersey residency (one or more of the following):
- New Jersey driver’s license
- Government–issued ID card with your name and address
- Utility bill issued within previous 2 months
- One recent, passport-sized color photograph
For Official Program Information Please Contact:
New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana Program (NJMMP)
Department of Health and Senior Services
Phone: (609) 292-0424
Email: medical.marijuana@doh.state.nj.gov
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/health/medicalmarijuana/