Due to the extensive number of endocannabinoid receptors spread throughout our bodies, over 22 health conditions qualify for treatment with medical cannabis.
While chronic pain is the # 1 reason people seek treatment with medical cannabis, Utah has designated the following conditions as being eligible for certification:
Arthritis or Severe Joint or Nerve Pain
Recurring Headaches or Migraines
Spasms or Other Debilitating Pains
Epilepsy or Debilitating Seizures
Autism
Back, Neck or Spinal Injury
Cancer or Terminal Illness
Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
Parkinson’s Disease
Alzheimer's
Cachexia (profound weight loss with inability to gain weight)
A condition resulting in the individual receiving hospice care
Pain lasting longer than two weeks that is not adequately managed, in the qualified medical provider’s opinion, despite treatment attempts using conventional medications other than opioids or opiates or physical interventions
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Multiple sclerosis
Persistent nausea that is not significantly responsive to traditional treatment, except for nausea related to:
pregnancy
cannabis-induced cyclical vomiting syndrome
cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that is being treated and monitored by a licensed health therapist (defined here), and that:
has been diagnosed by a healthcare provider by the Veterans Administration and documented in the patient’s record; or
has been diagnosed or confirmed by evaluation from a psychiatrist, doctorate psychologist, a doctorate licensed clinical social worker, or a psychiatric APRN
HIV or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
A rare condition or disease that affects less than 200,000 individuals in the U.S., as defined in federal law, and that is not adequately managed despite treatment attempts using conventional medications (other than opioids or opiates) or physical interventions
A condition that the Compassionate Use Board approves (once established) on a case-by-case basis
