Compassionate Use Board
Next submission deadline: January 15, 2025, at 5 p.m. MST. Decisions for January petitions will be sent by February 3, 2025.
Reminder: All applications must have a certification and petition from the medical provider before the Compassionate Use Board will review them.
Add [email protected] to your email contacts. We’ll send updates about the application—including if we need more information—from this email address.
About us
The Compassionate Use Board (CUB) includes 7 medical providers from different specialties. Our role is to:
- Review medical cannabis card petitions for patients who don’t have a qualifying condition but would still benefit from medical cannabis and patients younger than 21 years. The patient’s medical provider submits petitions for us to review.
- Coordinate with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to issue waivers for medical cannabis patients to purchase more cannabis than the state limit each month for patients on palliative care. Purchase waivers are for patients who have a terminal illness, are expected to live for 6 months or less, and who need medical cannabis for palliative care.
Email [email protected] if you have questions.
How do I submit a petition to the Compassionate Use Board (CUB)?
The patient’s medical provider submits petitions for us to review. The process is different if you’re a qualified medical provider (QMP) or a limited medical provider (LMP).
Other questions about CUB petitions
What information should I include in a Compassionate Use Board petition?
We use the information in the petition to weigh the patient’s risks and benefits of using cannabis. We look at several factors, including the patient’s age, medical history, and treatments they’ve tried or are currently using.
Read our Compassionate Use Board petition guide to learn about the specific information to include in the petition.
Read our petition guide for medical conditions to learn about information to include in petitions for some specific medical conditions.
What if you need more information about the petition?
We’ll email you and your patient from [email protected] if we need more information about the petition.
The email will include the date that we need the information back by. We’ll inactivate the petition if we don’t hear back from you in time.
Can I attend the Compassionate Use Board meeting about my patient’s petition?
Compassionate Use Board meetings are private and confidential, even to the patient’s medical provider. Only board members and specific DHHS staff can attend these meetings. We will email you and your patient updates about the petition.
How do I request a patient purchase limit waiver?
Only qualified medical providers (QMPs) can request patient purchase limit waivers.
- Meet with the patient in-person after they complete their medical cannabis card application in the EVS.
- Enter the medical cannabis certification in the patient’s EVS application.
- Email [email protected] and ask for a purchase limit waiver application. We’ll send you a link to a REDCap survey.
- Fill out the REDcap survey and submit it. The application will ask for the following information:
- The patient’s medical diagnosis
- If the medical condition is terminal
- If the patient needs medical cannabis for palliative care.
- A chart note from the patient’s most recent palliative care visit.
- You’ll get an email from DHHS with a decision within 10 days of submitting the application.