Goodyear · Maricopa County, Arizona
A medical card that works at work, too.
An Arizona-licensed physician can certify your debilitating medical condition. Registered patients get workplace protections that adult-use buyers don't.
An Arizona-licensed physician can certify your debilitating medical condition. Registered patients get workplace protections that adult-use buyers don't.
Arizona's Medical Marijuana Program is run by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
An MD, DO, naturopathic, or homeopathic physician evaluates you and, if appropriate, completes ADHS's certification form.
Upload the certification, a signed patient attestation, and your Arizona ID.
$150, or $75 with SNAP documentation.
ADHS reviews complete applications within about 10 days. Your card is valid for two years.
Goodyear is a major hub for logistics, manufacturing, and aerospace. Arizona's Medical Marijuana Act (A.R.S. § 36-2813) protects registered patients at work — within clear limits.
Employers can't discriminate in hiring, firing, or job terms because you're a registered cardholder.
A positive test for marijuana metabolites isn't enough — unless you used, possessed, or were impaired at work or during work hours.
Protections don't apply if following them would cost the employer a federal monetary or licensing benefit. DOT-regulated jobs follow federal rules.
Employers may remove someone from a safety-sensitive position based on a good-faith belief of current use of a drug that could impair performance.
Worth knowing: in Whitmire v. Wal-Mart Stores (2019), a federal court let a registered patient's claim proceed and found that a test showing only recent use doesn't by itself prove impairment at work. Adult-use purchases under Proposition 207 carry no similar protection. General information only — talk with an employment attorney about your situation.
For medical care, including organ transplants, a registered patient's authorized use is treated like any other medication under a physician's direction.
Lawful use under the Act can't create a presumption of neglect, unless the person's behavior creates an unreasonable danger to a child's safety.
Registered patients don't pay the excise tax on adult-use sales. Regular sales tax still applies.
Compared with the 1-ounce adult-use possession limit.
Adult-use requires 21. Patients under 18 can qualify with a parent or guardian.
Tax facts from the Arizona Department of Revenue.
*For PTSD, the physician must see evidence that you're currently in conventional treatment. See the ADHS program pages.
Goodyear's dispensary, serving both registered patients and adult-use customers. Show your ADHS card to skip the excise tax. Confirm hours before you go.
See all licensees through the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Desert trails at the foot of the Sierra Estrella, along with a grassy picnic area and amphitheater on Goodyear's south side.
“I work at a distribution center off I-10. Knowing the law protects registered patients made me comfortable getting my card.”
— Carlos R., Goodyear“My doctor walked me through the ADHS application. The card came through in about a week.”
— Pam T., EstrellaNot for a positive metabolite test alone if you're a registered patient — unless you used, possessed, or were impaired at work, or a federal-benefit, DOT, or safety-sensitive exception applies.
No. Proposition 207 preserves employers' drug-free workplace policies and adds no off-duty protection for adult-use.
$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 and in A.R.S. § 36-2813.
Goodyear began in 1917, when the tire company it's named for farmed cotton here for tire cord. Today it's a fast-growing hub for logistics, manufacturing, and aerospace along I-10, home to Goodyear Ballpark's spring training and Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Goodyear 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. See ADHS for current rules.
Appointments with Arizona-licensed physicians.