How Do You Get a Medical Cannabis Card in Birmingham, AL?
Facts on this page were checked against official sources, including the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission and Code of Alabama Title 20, Chapter 2A, by the Dr. Green Relief editorial team. Last reviewed October 19, 2026.
Alabama requires an in-person exam in Alabama by a physician registered to certify patients with the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, and telemedicine is not allowed for certification. To get a medical marijuana card in Birmingham, AL, see an AMCC-registered physician, then register and pay on the AMCC patient portal.
In Birmingham, certification happens under Alabama’s medical cannabis program, which the AMCC regulates. Our Alabama marijuana laws page explains what the Compassion Act allows and who qualifies as a patient in Alabama. To certify you, a physician needs an active Alabama medical license, Alabama and DEA controlled substance registrations, an AMCC registry registration and a yearly Alabama Board of Medical Examiners permit, among other requirements.
A registered physician must examine you in person, in the same room, before certifying you for a Birmingham marijuana card. The AMCC posts a current list of registered certifying physicians on its Patients and Caregivers page. Your AMCC portal registration goes stale if you do not complete it within 60 days of your certification.
Read on to see which conditions qualify and what the state card costs. A physician certification lasts up to 90 days, or 30 days for a patient who can become pregnant. If a physician certifies you, you finish on the AMCC portal and choose a $40 virtual card or a $50 physical card.
Birmingham patients need an Alabama physician registered with the AMCC to certify them for medical cannabis
Each 60-day purchase period allows up to 60 daily dosages, and you may hold up to 70
*These limits apply once you are registered with the AMCC. Within them, the amount is at your certifying physician’s discretion, and the patient registry logs every purchase.
Birmingham patients need an Alabama physician registered with the AMCC to certify them for medical cannabis
Each 60-day purchase period allows up to 60
daily dosages, and you may hold up to 70
*These limits apply once you are registered with the AMCC. Within them, the amount is at your certifying physician’s discretion, and the patient registry logs every purchase.
Birmingham patients 19 and older may name a parent, legal guardian, grandparent, spouse or healthcare power of attorney as caregiver. Alabama caps each daily dosage at 50 mg of delta-9 THC under Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Program. After 90 days of continuous care your physician may raise it to 75 mg if a higher dosage is medically appropriate, and only a terminal illness allows more. Under Alabama law, a patient recommended a daily dosage above 75 mg of delta-9 THC automatically has their driver’s license suspended, even with a valid medical cannabis card. The cap is the same for Birmingham patients as for anyone else in Alabama.
A certifying physician may not refer you to a specific dispensary, so you choose any licensed site once you have your Birmingham marijuana card.
Birmingham physicians who certify must hold an Alabama Medical Cannabis Certification Permit, renewed every year. Alabama law lists 16 qualifying conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and cancer-related cachexia, nausea, weight loss or chronic pain. Dr. Green Relief has no Alabama office; its offices are in Florida and in Las Vegas, Nevada.
BENEFITS
AMCC Card From $40
Protection Up To 70 Daily Dosages
Lab-Tested Products At Licensed Sites
AMCC Card Valid One Year
Alabama Medical
Marijuana Card Program
Wondering how the Alabama Medical Marijuana Card Program works? Here are the AMCC steps for Birmingham patients. Birmingham is one of nine cities on the AMCC list of licensed dispensing sites, though the openings the AMCC had posted by October 8, 2026 were in Montgomery (June 4, 2026), Talladega and Athens. To obtain your card, take these steps:
1. Book an in-person visit with an AMCC-registered physician. 2. Get certified for a qualifying condition. 3. Register and pay on the AMCC patient portal. No Alabama Cannabis Card is issued until an AMCC-registered physician enters your certification. Once you hold a valid card as a patient 19 or older or a registered caregiver, Alabama law protects your possession of up to 70 daily dosages from state arrest, and the card is valid only in Alabama.
AIDS / HIV
Cachexia
Chronic Pain
Cancer
Sickle Cell Anemia
Persistent Nausea
Seizures
Parkinson’s Disease
PTSD
Alabama
Marijuana Card Cost
An Alabama Medical Marijuana Card has two separate costs. The certifying physician sets the visit fee. The AMCC fee is then $40 for a virtual card or $50 for a physical card, and the same amounts apply each year at renewal.
Alabama Medical
Marijuana Laws
To hold a card in Birmingham you must live in Alabama and be 19 or older, or under 19 with a registered caregiver (under the statute a parent or legal guardian; the AMCC rule also allows a grandparent, spouse or healthcare power of attorney). You also need an AMCC registration and a recommendation from a physician permitted by the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, given in person in Alabama, since telemedicine is not allowed. Alabama employers may still refuse to hire, or may dismiss, a worker for medical cannabis use.
Are There Marijuana Dispensaries in Birmingham?
AMCC lists Birmingham and Bessemer, both in Jefferson County, as licensed dispensing-site cities; check the AMCC patients page for each opening date. Only cardholders and registered caregivers may enter a dispensing site, and every product there is tested by a state-licensed laboratory.
ALABAMA CARD BASICS
How Much Does an Alabama Medical Cannabis Card Cost?
Alabama Cannabis
Card New Patient
$40/virtual AMCC card
Law Requires An In-Person Exam
Register On The AMCC Portal
Up To 90 Day Certification (State Rule)
AMCC Card Valid One Year
Alabama Cannabis
Card Renewal
$40/yearly renewal
Recertification Is Also In Person
Renewal Fees Due 14 Days Before Expiry
Up To 90 Day Certification (State Rule)
Physical Card: $50 Each Year
Alabama Cannabis
Card Replacement
$20/virtual replacement
$25 For A Physical Replacement
Tell The AMCC Within 10 Days
New Card, New Registry Number
Replacement Card From The AMCC
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