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Renew Your Patient or Caregiver Registration

If they wish to remain in the medical cannabis program:

  • Registered patients must renew their registration every six years 
  • Registered caregivers must renew their registration every two years

Please DO NOT submit a NEW application to renew your registration. Follow the steps outlined on this page to submit your renewal.

Renewal notices & grace period

​MCA sends renewal notices 60 days prior to the registration expiration date. 

If a patient or caregiver does not renew their registration prior to expiration, they have an additional 60 day grace period after expiration to renew. 

If a patient or caregiver does not renew their registration within 60 days after the registration expires, the individual must submit a new application to re-register if they wish to remain in the medical program.

How to renew your patient registration

  1. Log in to your Maryland OneStop account by navigating to onestop.md.gov and selecting "Login."
  2. Once you're logged in, select "My Dashboard".
  3. Click on your MCA Patient ID number, which located under "My Licenses, Permits, and Registrations" 
  4. From the License Information page, click on the green "Actions" button on the right-hand side of the Registration header.
  5. Select "Renewal Form" from the drop-down menu. You will see your personal information and address pre-populated from data you submitted with your initial application.
  6. Upon receiving notification that your application has been approved/renewed, log in to your Maryland OneStop account again to Print/View the PDF version of your Patient ID card or order your MCA ID card and pay the $25 fee.

Note: "Fee waived" applicants will not have to pay the $25 fee for the Patient ID Card.

Login to OneStop

How to renew your caregiver registration

  1. ​​Log in to your Maryland OneStop account by navigating to onestop.md.gov and selecting "Login."
  2. Once you are logged in, select "My Dashboard".
  3. Click on your MCA Caregiver ID Number, which is located under "My Licenses, Permits, and Registrations"
  4. From your​ License Information page click on the green "Actions" button on the right-hand side of the Registration header.
  5. Select "Renewal Form" from the drop-down menu. Upon launching the Renewal form, you will see your personal information and address pre-populated from the data you submitted in your initial application.
  6. Upon receiving notification that your application has been approved/renewed, log in to your Maryland OneStop account and order your MCA ID card and pay the $25 fee.

Login to OneStop

Don't have a OneStop account yet?

Patients and caregivers that have NOT registered an account through Maryland OneStop portal must register prior to renewing their current MCA registration.

To register your account on the Maryland OneStop portal, you must use the email address that is currently affiliated with your registration.

Need to update your email address?

If the email address affiliated with the account needs to be updated, please reach out to our customer service department by calling (410) 487-8100.

Contact us

Send us your questions to [email protected]