FRRenewing your medical cannabis prescription in Quebec
Your medical document has a limited term. Here's how a renewal works and when to start it.
Every article passes structure and compliance checks. It informs without diagnosing, promising an outcome, or replacing a practitioner's advice.
A medical cannabis document isn't permanent: it's issued for a set period, often up to a year. Renewal is a normal part of supervised treatment, and it's best to start early to avoid any interruption.
When to renew?
Ideally, start the renewal a few weeks before it expires. That gives the practitioner time to reassess your situation and keeps you from being left without a valid authorization with your producer.
What the practitioner re-assesses
Renewal isn't automatic. The practitioner reviews your response to treatment, the effects you've felt, your dose and any change in your health or medications. They decide whether continuing is appropriate.
Follow-up at Coverleaf
We provide follow-up over time and support you at renewal, remotely and everywhere in Quebec. You don't have to find a new practitioner at each expiry.
Is renewal guaranteed?
Do I have to start the whole process over?
Ready to take the first step?
A licensed practitioner assesses your situation online, everywhere in Quebec — no referral, no travel.
Talk to a practitioner
Submit your request online today. The decision always rests with the practitioner after assessment.
General information, not medical advice.