21 Medical Conditions That Qualify For Medical Cannabis

A Cannabis newsletter I receive says more than a quarter of Ohio's population have one of 21 listed health conditions that qualify them to be prescribed medical cannabis by a doctor. That seems an astonishingly high number of unwell citizens

(Note- There is a move afoot to use the Mexican Marijuana name for Medical Cannabis, and the Cannabis name for Recreational Cannabis Products. 

CBD from Industrial Hemp with less than 0.3% THC (Health without the Highs) is legal most everywhere anyway.)

Keep in mind that the Ohio medical cannabis program is just in its early stages, with the first licensed sales of medical cannabis occurring back in January.

It was projected in 2018 that 3.5 million Ohio residents have qualifying medical conditions, so expect to see the current total of 48,000 medical cannabis patients keep climbing.

The figures quoted by the money men is an indication of the way they expect things to go.

This year, medical cannabis sales are only projected to generate $96 million in Ohio.

However, by 2025, sales are projected to reach $1.3 billion. That number is probably too conservative, considering the U.S. may have ended the federal prohibition on cannabis by then.

Ohio has approved 21 conditions that may be treated with medical marijuana provided a patient has a doctor’s recommendation.

( Note – Just as in the U.K. many Doctors in States like Ohio that have legalized medical cannabis are reluctant to prescribe it until the federal government also legalizes it for all of the USA .In the U.K. the government have legalised it for epilepsy in children,and it must be prescribed by specialist doctors, but most of those will not do so until NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence  make evidence-based recommendations.

If a patient in Ohio State is diagnosed with one of the 21 qualifying medical conditions and asks for medical cannabis the doctor can issue a recommendation note for the dispensary confirming the patient has a qualifying medical condition)
The 21 Health Conditions -

• AIDS    
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Cancer
• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
• Crohn’s disease
• Epilepsy or another seizure disorder
• Fibromyalgia
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Pain that is either chronic and severe or intractable
• Parkinson’s disease
• Positive status for HIV
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Sickle cell anaemia
• Spinal cord disease or injury
• Tourette’s syndrome
• Traumatic brain injury
• Ulcerative Colitis