An Arizona-licensed physician can certify your debilitating medical condition. Flagstaff is surrounded by federal land — here's where your Arizona card applies, and where it doesn't.
Arizona's Medical Marijuana Program is run by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
An Arizona-licensed MD, DO, naturopathic, or homeopathic physician completes ADHS's certification form.
Submit through the ADHS portal with the certification, a signed attestation, and your Arizona ID.
$150 for the state card, or $75 with SNAP documentation.
An electronic card, valid for two years, usually within about 10 days of a complete application.
Much of the outdoors around Flagstaff is federal land, where federal law applies regardless of an Arizona card. And campus has its own rules.
Cannabis is illegal under federal law on national forest land — including trailheads, campgrounds, and forest roads.
Possession is prohibited in national parks and monuments, including Grand Canyon, Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater, and Wupatki.
Arizona's public universities ban cannabis on campus and in residence halls under their own policies. Cardholders can still face school discipline, and federal law applies.
Simple rule: heading out to hike, camp, ski, or sightsee? Leave it at home. General information only, not legal advice.
Excise tax registered patients don't pay. Regular sales tax still applies.
Per 14 days, compared with the 1-ounce adult-use limit.
Access starting at 18, instead of 21.
*For PTSD, the physician must see evidence that you're currently in conventional treatment. See the ADHS program pages.
About a mile east of downtown, serving registered patients and adult-use customers, with online ordering for pickup. Flagstaff has several other licensed dispensaries too. Confirm hours before you go.
See all licensees through the Arizona Department of Health Services.
A city park on McMillan Mesa with an easy loop trail and big views of the San Francisco Peaks.
“I hike almost every weekend. It helped to hear plainly that the forest is federal land, so it stays home.”
— Kelsey B., Flagstaff“My MS spasms qualified. The physician was thorough, and the card arrived within the week.”
— Daniel W., FlagstaffNo. Federal law applies on national forest land, regardless of your Arizona card.
Possession is prohibited in national parks and monuments, including Grand Canyon.
No. Arizona's public universities prohibit cannabis on campus and in residence halls, and violations can lead to discipline. In 2018 the Arizona Supreme Court ruled cardholders can't be criminally prosecuted under state law for campus possession, but that didn't stop schools from banning it.
$150 for two years, or $75 with SNAP documentation. The physician visit is a separate fee.
Not on their own. PTSD qualifies if you're currently in conventional treatment.
On the ADHS Medical Marijuana pages.
Flagstaff, the seat of Coconino County, sits at about 7,000 feet beneath the San Francisco Peaks, home to Arizona's highest point. It was named the world's first International Dark Sky City, it's home to Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University, and it's the gateway to Grand Canyon. Flagstaff residents follow the same statewide rules as every patient in Arizona's Medical Marijuana Program.
The program operates under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (A.R.S. § 36-2801 et seq.), approved by voters in 2010. Adult-use sales followed under Proposition 207 in 2020. ADHS administers both.
Public use is prohibited, driving impaired is illegal, and cannabis remains illegal under federal law — which governs the national forest, parks, and monuments around Flagstaff. See ADHS for current state rules.
Appointments with Arizona-licensed physicians.