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What conditions qualify for medical marijuana in Georgia?

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Written by Adam
Updated over 2 weeks ago

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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