Qualifying Conditions
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.
Debilitating Medical Conditions (For Adults)
- Cancer
- Glaucoma
- Positive Status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable
- Spasticity
- Epilepsy
- Cachexia
- Wasting Syndrome
- Crohn’s Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Sickle Cell Disease*
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy*
- Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis*
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis*
- Ulcerative Colitis*
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 and Type II*
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of IntractableSpasticity
- Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
- Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia*
- Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis*
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia*
- Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache*
- Intractable Headache Syndromes*
- Neuropathic Facial Pain*
- Muscular Dystrophy*
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta*
- Chronic Neuropathic Pain Associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders*
- Interstitial Cystitis*
- MALS (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome))*
- Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning*
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments*
- Tourette Syndrome*
- Chronic Pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatment intervention*
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated with Chronic Pain*
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Movement disorders associated with Huntington Disease
*Conditions were approved by the Regulation Review Committee via the recommendation of the Board of Physicians and Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
Debilitating Medical Conditions For Patients Under 18
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
- Severe Epilepsy
- Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
- Muscular Dystrophy*
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta*
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments*
- Tourette Syndrome for patients who have failed standard medical treatment*
*Conditions were approved by the Regulation Review Committee via the recommendation of the Board of Physicians and Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
Qualifications for a Registration Certificate
- Qualifying patient must be a Connecticut resident.
- Qualifying patient cannot be an inmate confined in a correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Corrections.
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