Medical Marijuana and Qualifying Conditions

In the United States, marijuana is still not legal on the federal level. This is true whether it is medical marijuana or recreational marijuana or even if marijuana has been legalized in your state. So, you still have to be careful and look out for the feds as they do not acknowledge the legalization of marijuana in any state.

Another issue to consider is the qualifying conditions that will allow you to get a medical marijuana card. Each state has their own list of qualifying medical conditions before awarding a cannabis card to patients.

Let's take a quick look some of the more popular medical marijuana states. This is just a short list. To view the completed list of qualifying medical conditions, then you should refer to the medical marijuana card application on your state's website.

Medical Marijuana and Qualifying Conditions

California

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in California include:

• Anorexia
• Arthritis
• Cachexia
• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• HIV/AIDS
• Pain

Colorado

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Colorado include:

• Autism
• Cachexia
• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• HIV/AIDS
• Pain

Florida

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Florida include:

• ALS
• Cancer
• Crohn's disease
• Epilepsy
• HIV/AIDS
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Pain
• Terminal Illness

Michigan

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Michigan include:

• ALS
• Alzheimer's disease/Dementia
• Arthritis
• Cachexia
• Cancer
• Cerebral Palsy
• Crohn's disease
• Epilepsy
• HIV/AIDS
• Pain

Nevada

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Nevada include:

• Cancer
• AIDS
• Seizures
• Nausea
• Chronic pain
• Muscle spasms
• Glaucoma

New Hampshire

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in New Hampshire include:

• Wasting syndrome
• Terminal illness
• Nausea
• Chronic pain
• Seizures
• Muscle spasms

New Jersey

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in New Jersey include:

• HIV/AIDS
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Glaucoma
• ALS
• Terminal illness
• Cancer
• Seizures
• Terminal cancer
• Crohn’s disease
• IBS

New Mexico

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients residing in New Mexico include:

• Chronic pain
• HIV/AIDS
• Terminally ill
• Severe anorexia
• Epilepsy
• Crohn’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Cancer
• ALS
• Glaucoma
• PTSD

New York

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in New York include:

• Epilepsy
• Cancer
• Spinal cord injury and damage
• Neuropathies
• IBS
• ALS
• Parkinson’s disease
• Huntington’s disease
• HIV/AIDS

North Carolina

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in North Carolina include:

• Intractable epilepsy

North Dakota

North Dakota passed its Compassionate Care Act and the qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients include:

• HIV/AIDS
• Alzheimer’s disease
• PTSD
• Fibromyalgia
• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Seizures
• Crohn’s disease
• ALS
• Hepatitis C

Oklahoma

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients under 18 years old and living in Oklahoma include:

• Dravet syndrome
• Infant epilepsy
• Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Oregon

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Oregon include:

• Alzheimer’s
• Severe nausea
• Cancer
• Muscle spasms
• Severe pain
• Multiple sclerosis
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Seizures

Pennsylvania

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients residing in Pennsylvania include:

• Parkinson’s Disease
• Huntington’s disease
• Sickle cell anemia
• HIV/AIDS
• Epilepsy
• Neuropathies
• ALS
• Autism
• Glaucoma
• Terminally ill
• IBS
• Cancer
• Multiple sclerosis

Rhode Island

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Rhode Island include:

• Glaucoma
• Severe nausea
• Crohn’s disease
• Cancer
• Chronic pain
• Multiple sclerosis
• Hepatitis C
• Muscle spams
• HIV/AIDS
• Seizures
• Alzheimer’s

South Carolina

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in South Carolina include:

• Specific forms of epilepsy

Tennessee

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Tennessee include:

• Intractable seizure

Texas

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Texas include:

• Intractable epilepsy

Utah

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients residing in Utah include:

• Intractable epilepsy

Vermont

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Vermont include:

• Nausea
• AIDS/HIV
• Seizures
• Cancer
• Severe pain
• Multiple sclerosis

Washington State

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in the state of Washington include:

• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis C
• Cancer
• Crohn’s disease
• Intractable pain
• Epilepsy
• Multiple sclerosis

Wisconsin

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Wisconsin include:

• Seizure disorders

Wyoming

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients living in Wyoming include:

• Intractable epilepsy

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