Eleven new conditions now qualify for medical cannabis in Michigan. Read more about the conditions that were rejected and the current qualifying list.
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has significantly expanded the list of conditions approved for treatment by medical marijuana.
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The 11 conditions were approved based on the recommendation of the Medical Marihuana Review Panel, and LARA’s directive is effective immediately, a LARA press release said.
The conditions are:
- Arthritis;
- Autism;
- Chronic pain;
- Colitis;
- Inflammatory bowel Disease;
- Obsessive compulsive disorder;
- Parkinson’s;
- Rheumatoid arthritis’
- Spinal cord injury;
- Tourette’s syndrome;
- Ulcerative colitis.
Eleven other conditions that were considered and rejected for qualification under Michigan’s medical marijuana law:
- Anxiety;
- Asthma;
- Brain injury;
- Depression;
- Diabetes;
- Gastric ulcer
- Non-severe and non-chronic pain;
- Organ transplant;
- Panic attacks;
- Schizophrenia;
- Social anxiety disorder.
The Medical Marihuana Review Panel made their recommendations after receiving citizen comments in April and May.
Effective immediately, the 11 conditions are now added to the following current list of debilitating medical conditions already approved for medical marijuana in the state of Michigan.
The current list is:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder;
- Cancer;
- Glaucoma;
- Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus;
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome;
- Hepatitis C;
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis;
- Crohn’s Disease;
- Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease;
- Nail Patella, or the treatment of these conditions;
- A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that results in wasting syndrome; severe and chronic pain; severe nausea; seizures, and severe and persistent muscle spasms.
Sources:
11 New Conditions Now Qualify for Medical Marijuana in Michigan « CBS Detroit