Pennsylvania Qualifying Conditions

Pursuant to the passage of legalization of Medical Marijuana in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2016, there is a need for physicians to certify that patients qualify under the limited terms of what constitutes a “Serious Medical Condition” in Pennsylvania.  Currently, there are 23 conditions that are eligible for the use of Medical Marijuana.  Certifying Physicians, as determined by the State, have to attest that the patient has one of these conditions and then fill out a state generated form that will allow patients to get an identification card allowing them to purchase Medical Marijuana.  As such, I have taken the required courses and completed the State Certification and am allowed to certify patients to obtain their ID card.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Anxiety Disorders

Autism

Cancer (including Remission Therapy)

Crohn’s Disease

Damage to the nervous tissue of the central nervous system (brain/spinal cord) with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity; and other associated neuropathies

Dyskinetic and Spastic Movement Disorders

Epilepsy

Glaucoma

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) / AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

Huntington’s Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Intractable Seizures

Multiple Sclerosis

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neuropathies

Opiod Use Disorder for which conventional therapeutic interventions are contraindicated or ineffective, or for which adjunctive therapy is indicated in combination with primary therapeutic interventions

Parkinson’s Disease

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain

Sickle Cell Anemia

Terminal Illness

Tourette Syndrome