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What conditions qualify for medical marijuana in Georgia?

Written by Adam

Georgia recognizes 17 qualifying medical conditions (plus hospice care) for its medical marijuana program. Patients diagnosed with one of these conditions may be eligible for a Low‑THC Oil Registry Card.

  • AIDS when such syndrome is severe or end stage

  • Alzheimer’s disease, when such disease is severe or end stage

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, when such diagnosis is severe or end stage

  • Autism spectrum disorder, when (a) patient is 18 years of age or more, or (b) patient is less than 18 years of age and diagnosed with severe autism

  • Cancer, when such diagnosis is end stage or the treatment produces related wasting illness or recalcitrant nausea and vomiting

  • Crohn’s disease

  • Epidermolysis bullosa

  • Intractable pain

  • Mitochondrial disease

  • Multiple sclerosis, when such diagnosis is severe or end stage

  • Parkinson’s disease, when such diagnosis is severe or end stage

  • Peripheral neuropathy, when symptoms are severe or end stage

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from direct exposure to or witnessing of a trauma for a patient who is at least 18 years of age

  • Seizure disorders related to diagnosis of epilepsy or trauma related head injuries

  • Sickle cell disease, when such diagnosis is severe or end stage

  • Tourette’s syndrome, when such syndrome is diagnosed as severe

  • Patient is in hospice program, either as inpatient or outpatient

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