The Montana Caregivers Network is holding a patient clinic from 7 a.m. to about 10 p.m. Friday at the Civic Center.
Allissa Zemke, the Great Falls area coordinator for the group, expects to register about 250 patients during the clinic.
Dr. Patricia Cole, a physician based in Whitefish, will be on hand to review medical records and sign applications for licenses.
Friday's clinic is already full, but the Montana Caregivers Network holds clinics in Great Falls about once a month.
"We're booked," Zemke said. "We are really not taking walk-ins at this point."
The clinic will only accept people who are terminally ill as walk-in patients.
In addition to reviewing license applications, the clinic includes displays by caregivers, as well as information from attorneys on patients' rights and other issues. People who do not have appointments are still welcome to take advantage of those opportunities, Zemke said.
"The response we've had for this has been unreal," she said. "People just don't know where to turn."
Many patients have difficulty finding a doctor willing to sign a medical marijuana license application, Zemke said. It also can be confusing to choose a caregiver or grower.
Introducing patients to caregivers helps prevent them from turning to the black market to get their medication.
"We would much prefer that this be a medicine, not a drug," she said.
For more information, visit the group's Web site at www.montanacaregivers.net