Cerebral palsy has been added to the list of debilitating medical conditions approved for Michigan medical marijuana patients.
Cerebral Palsy was approved by LARA after the Medical Marihuana Review Panel members unanimously recommended approval. LARA also denied the condition of Chronic Aggressive Behavior after panel members unanimously recommended denial.
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Effective immediately, Cerebral Palsy is now added to the following current list of debilitating medical conditions already approved for medical marijuana in Michigan:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Agitation of Alzheimer's disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Arthritis
Autism
Cancer
Chronic Pain
Colitis
Crohn's Disease
Glaucoma
Hepatitis C
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Nail Patella
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Parkinson’s Disease
Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Spinal Cord Injury
Tourette’s Syndrome
Ulcerative Colitis
A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following:
Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
Severe and Chronic Pain
Severe Nausea
Seizures, including but not limited to those characteristic of epilepsy
Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
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