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 DCP registered physician.
The current qualifying conditions are:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Neuropathic Pain Associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders
- Chronic Pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatment intervention
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 and Type II
- Crohn’s Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated with Chronic Pain
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Intractable Headache Syndromes
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
- MALS Syndrome (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome)
- Movement disorders associated with Huntington Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuropathic Facial Pain
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Positive Status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
- Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia
- Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
- Tourette Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
- Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning
- Wasting Syndrome
For patients under the age of 18 years, the following conditions will effectively qualify:
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Pancreatitis for patients whose pain is recalcitrant to standard medical management
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Severe Epilepsy
- Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
- Tourette Syndrome for patients who have failed standard medical treatment
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder