Qualification Requirements

A patient may only register for a medical marijuana certificate if he or she is a Connecticut resident being treated for a debilitating medical condition by a Connecticut-licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse.

A qualifying patient cannot be an inmate confined in a correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Corrections.

Qualifying Conditions

For Adults, Debilitating Medical Conditions Include:

• Cancer (Effective 2012)
• Glaucoma (Effective 2012)
• Positive Status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Effective 2012)
• Parkinson’s Disease (Effective 2012)
• Multiple Sclerosis (Effective 2012)
• Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2012)
• Epilepsy (Effective 2012)
• Cachexia (Effective 2012)
• Wasting Syndrome (Effective 2012)
• Crohn’s Disease (Effective 2012)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Effective 2012)
• Sickle Cell Disease (Effective 2016)*
• Post Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy (Effective 2016)*
• Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (Effective 2016)*
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Effective 2016)*
• Ulcerative Colitis (Effective 2016)*
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 and Type II (Effective 2016)*
• Cerebral Palsy (Effective 2016)
• Cystic Fibrosis (Effective 2016)
• Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2016)
• Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care (Effective 2016)
• Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder (Effective 2016)
• Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia (Effective 2018)*
• Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (Effective 2018)*
• Post Herpetic Neuralgia (Effective 2018)*
• Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache (Effective 2018)*
• Intractable Headache Syndromes (Effective 2018)*
• Neuropathic Facial Pain (Effective 2018)*
• Muscular Dystrophy (Effective 2018)*
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Effective 2018)*
• Chronic Neuropathic Pain Associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders (Effective 2018)*
• Interstitial Cystitis (Effective 2019)*
• MALS Syndrome (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome) (Effective 2019)*
• Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning (Effective 2019)*
• Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments (Effective 2019)*
• Tourette Syndrome (Effective 2019)*
• Chronic Pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatment intervention (Effective 2020)*
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated with Chronic Pain (Effective 2020)*
• Chronic Pancreatitis (Effective 2021)*
• Movement Disorders associated with Huntington Disease (Effective 2021)*

For Patients Under 18, Debilitating Medical Conditions Include:

• Cerebral Palsy (Effective 2016)
• Cystic Fibrosis (Effective 2016)
• Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2016)
• Severe Epilepsy (Effective 2016)
• Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care (Effective 2016)
• Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder (Effective 2016)
• Muscular Dystrophy (Effective 2018)*
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Effective 2018)*
• Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments (Effective 2019)*
• Tourette Syndrome for patients who have failed standard medical treatment (Effective 2019)*
• Chronic Pancreatitis for patients whose pain is recalcitrant to standard medical management (Effective 2021)*

* Conditions were approved by the Regulation Review Committee via the recommendation of the Board of Physicians and Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

Qualification Requirements

Any individual who lives in the state of Maryland whose provider recommends medical cannabis as a treatment option for a qualifying medical condition is eligible to register with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) as a patient.

Qualifying Conditions

For adults and children, debilitating medical conditions include:

• Cachexia
• Anorexia
• Wasting syndrome
• Severe or chronic pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures
• Severe persistent muscle spasms
• Glaucoma
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Chronic medical conditions which are severe and for which other treatments have been ineffective.

Qualification Requirements

To register for the medical marijuana program, you must have a Pennsylvania driver’s license, or an ID card issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Qualifying Conditions

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
• Anxiety disorders;
• Autism;
• Cancer, including remission therapy;
• Crohn’s disease;
• Damage to the nervous tissue of the central nervous system (brain-spinal cord) with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, and other associated neuropathies;
• Dyskinetic and spastic movement disorders;
• Epilepsy;
• Glaucoma;
• HIV / AIDS;
• Huntington’s disease;
• Inflammatory bowel disease;
• Intractable seizures;
• Multiple sclerosis;
• Neurodegenerative diseases;
• Neuropathies;
• Opioid use disorder for which conventional therapeutic interventions are contraindicated or ineffective, or for which adjunctive therapy is indicated in combination with primary therapeutic interventions;
• Parkinson’s disease;
• Post-traumatic stress disorder;
• Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain;
• Sickle cell anemia;
• Terminal illness, and
• Tourette syndrome.

Qualification Requirements

You must be 21+ years of age and a resident of D.C. before you receive approval.

Qualifying Conditions

• Glaucoma
• Cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• Severe/persistent muscle spasms such as those in diseases like multiple sclerosis
• A chronic condition that can’t be treated by ‘ordinary’ medical measures
• Any situation where medical marijuana treatment is possibly beneficial
• You may also qualify if you undergo medical treatment such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy

In reality, there are an extensive range of qualifying conditions. The Medical Marijuana Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 made things a little clearer. It states that patients could receive MMJ for “any condition for which treatment with medical marijuana would be beneficial, as determined by the patient’s physician.”