Qualifying Conditions
Qualifying Conditions (18 years or older)
In West Virginia, a patient with a prognosis of being terminally ill, having a life expectancy of less than one year, is automatically eligible for medical marijuana. Besides this, the following conditions are recognized as qualifying conditions:
- Cancer
- Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with verifiable neurological indication of intractable spasticity
- Wasting syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Neuropathies
- Huntington’s disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Intractable seizures
- Sickle cell anemia
- Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain.
Qualifying Conditions for Patients Under 18
For individuals under the age of 18 with a serious medical condition, a West Virginia Medical Marijuana Card can be obtained through a caregiver. Caregivers for minors can include parents, legal guardians, individuals chosen by a parent or guardian, or those approved by the DHHR (Department of Health and Human Resources).
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