Cultivating Change: Utah’s Plant Medicine Advocates

Utah Patients Coalition

Empowering patients to make informed health decisions through advocating legal access to plant medicine in Utah

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Visit our action center to let your voice be heard.

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New Patients

Find information on getting a medical card, find a QMP, locate a pharmacy and more.

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Receive notable intel on patient health in Utah and UPC’s current efforts to legalize medical psilocybin.


About Us

What is theUtah Patients Coalition?

Utah Patients filed the Utah Medical Cannabis Act initiative in June, 2017 leading to the legalization of Medical Cannabis in Utah.
Currently, UPC has drafted and is backing a bill  to create a therapeutic  psilocybin pilot program in Utah.

Subsidy Program Patients

Years of Patient Subsidy

Signatures Gathered

Years of Patient Advocacy

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Utah Patients' Resources

Curated information, documents, links, and tool kits for Utah Patients

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Printables

Download and print documents, one-pagers, and infographics.

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Medical Cannabis Cards

Obtaining a Utah Medical Cannabis Card

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Cannabis Visit Cost Comparison

A helpful tool provided by Utah Dept of Health and Human Services

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New Patient FAQ

Answers to all your questions and more

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Pharmacy Locator

Find a medical cannabis pharmacy near you

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Provider (QMP) Locator

A helpful tool provided by the Utah Dept of Health and Human Services

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Therapeutic Psilocybin

Therapeutic benefits and current work to legalize psilocybin in Utah

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Medical Cannabis Laws in Utah

A full breakdown of Utah’s Medical Cannabis Act

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We invite you to join us in our mission to legalize plant medicine and improve the health and wellbeing of Utah’s communities. Together, we can make a difference and create a brighter, healthier future for all patients.

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Our Impact

We Extend a Broad Range Of Empathetic Advocacy, Lobbying, and Legislative Expertise For Utah Patients

After our work to pass a medical cannabis program in Utah and in addition to lobbying for therapeutic psilocybin, we continue to advocate and pass legislation that align with our values and ethos for Utah patients. 

Our Impact

Medical Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Filed in 2017 and brought the Medical Cannabis program to realization in Utah

Limited Medical Provider Program

Worked to approve an additional limited providers program to allow more providers to recommend cannabis to their patients

Conditional Cards

Conditional cards for terminal patients to shop immediately while the med card is processed

Firefighter Cannabis Use

Firefighters to legally use cannabis 12 hours before a shift

Med Cannabis Caregiver Background Checks

Pushed for caregivers to only have to have one background check before approval

Acute Pain Cards

An acute pain card allows a patient to get a card for 20 days for surgical or procedure pain longer than 2 weeks

HIPPA Compliant Access to EVS

HIPPA compliant associates can access the EVS, speeding up wait time

Medical Cannabis Compromise (Advocating for Citizens)

Worked with lawmakers during the compromise advocating to keep what patients need

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Therapeutic Psilocybin Bill

Drafted and backing SB200, Utah’s Therapeutic Psilocybin Therapy Pilot Program

Psychotherapy Drug Task Force

Authorized and created a dedicated task force to research use of therapeutic psilocybin 

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Latest News and References

Psilocybin: A Renaissance in Mental Health and Beyond?

Explore the transformative potential of psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in 'magic mushrooms.' Learn about its emerging applications in mental health, beyond treating depression and anxiety, towards ADHD, menopause, OCD, substance abuse disorders, and more. Understand the legislative shifts such as the Utah Psilocybin and Compassionate Use Act and join the discussion on integrating this potent tool into our therapeutic repertoire

Medical Research Therapeutic Psilocybin
Jun 5, 2023
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