We welcome all patients with a medical cannabis card from any US state with a
medical marijuana program. Please bring your certification/card along with a valid,
government-issued photo ID.
If you are visiting TWC for the first time, please make sure to have your state ID AND
state medical marijuana card/certification with you. If you have had a state certification,
please have this printed out as we cannot accept it on your phone.
Step One: Do You Live In D.C
In order to get your medical marijuana card, you’ll need to prove that you have current residency in the District.
Step Two: Getting A Healthcare Provider Recommendation
The decision to use medical marijuana is between a patient and a healthcare provider, like any other medication.
Your next step is to obtain a healthcare provider’s recommendation (any DC licensed physician, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, naturopath, or dentist can write a recommendation for medical marijuana).
Make your appointment today, so you can get the ball rolling! If your healthcare provider hasn’t issued a medical marijuana recommendation before, he/she can sign up for the program by clicking here. (If your healthcare provider will not write a recommendation, or you don’t feel comfortable asking your healthcare provider to contact Takoma Wellness Center and we will give you a list of a healthcare provider who has written recommendations in the past and are willing to see new patients).
Step Three: Completing Your Patient Application
9. You will receive an email from the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration(ABRA)
noting that they have received your application and are reviewing it. You will receive a payment link within the week.
Step Four: Renewing Your Card Annually
Each year you will need to obtain a healthcare practitioner’s recommendation and complete the online renewal described above. Currently ABRA is allowing DC patients with cards expiring after 2/28/2020 to continue to use their expired cards until 45 days after the end of the public emergency. However, we do recommend you begin the renewal process prior to this to ensure you don’t have a wait when the emergency ends.
We are open from 11:30 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday and from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Patients with medical cannabis cards from Washington, DC, or any state with a functioning medical cannabis program may purchase at our dispensary. We recommend ordering online through our Dutchie program (insert link), as we have had to minimize transaction times inside the dispensary due to COVID19 precautions. At this time you will upload your medical cannabis card and government-issued picture ID and place your order.
Please come to the dispensary to pay for your order and pick it up. We have curbside delivery for those who prefer.
We have a same-day delivery program for DC patients only.
DC patients may appoint a registered caregiver through ABRA (this involves an application and a background check). Registered caregivers with cards can pick up the medication for their registered patients. A DC caregiver must:
Our staff will welcome you and check your medical marijuana card and government-issued identification. On your first visit, you will complete a cannabis questionnaire to help us understand your needs. Then, you will meet with one of our Patient Consultants who will help you make your selection, based on your unique needs and preferences. In the dispensary, you will have the opportunity to view the marijuana offered and learn about each strain’s particular profile and effects, both positive and negative. Feel free to check out our many books along with our extensive range of vaporizers, pipes, grinders, papers, cases and other accessories.
Purchases of medicine are limited to four (4) ounces per 30 days in any combination of strains. You are free to buy as little or as much of the four ounces as you wish.
We will be glad to offer information concerning both the medicine and our variety of accessories. Please let us know if you have a particular accessory you would like us to offer, and we will make every effort to obtain it.