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
Autism Spectrum Disorder (Effective 2024)
Female Orgasmic Difficulty/Disorder (Effective 2024)
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.
