Application Materials
Please contact one of our Easement Planners with any questions or concerns while filling out your application. Please save your work often, you may return to your saved draft if needed.
Easement Planners:
Jan Kurecka - jkurecka@utah.gov, 385-285-2115
Michael Pleimling - michaelpleimling@utah.gov, 801-385-4567
House Bill 54 of the 2025 Legislative session codified two additional Medical Cannabis Pharmacy licenses will be
awarded. The licenses issued will be for an Independent Medical Cannabis Pharmacy. The first license will be
awarded prior to January 1, 2026.
The parameters for the first license are as follows:
- The Licensing Board may not select an entity that owns a financial interest in a medical cannabis pharmacy or is owned by an entity that owns a financial interest in a medical cannabis pharmacy;
- The Licensing Board shall select an entity in an area that is: designated as a medically underserved area as determined by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and is located in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class.
Applicants should utilize https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/mua-find to identify medically underserved areas within the designated counties.
Here is a link to the application hand out that has supplemental data to assist the applicant with the process
https://ag.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Handout-for-Independent-Pharmacy-Application.pdf
Here is a link to Q&A on the application and process. Questions on the application or process should be submitted to cannabis@utah.gov with a subject of “Independent Medical Cannabis Pharmacy Application Inquiry”