A New Frontier for Medicine
Medical marijuana can be an effective alternative in the treatment of certain severe conditions. Pennsylvania’s program provides patients with serious medical conditions access to medical marijuana in a safe and effective way. If you have one of the qualifying conditions, you could be eligible for a medical marijuana ID card.
24 QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
PLEASE NOTE: Qualifying conditions for medical cannabis are state-specific. This list of conditions applies only to patients in Pennsylvania.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Anxiety Disorders
- Autism
- Cancer, including remission therapy
- Chronic Hepatitis C
- 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 / AIDS
- Huntington’s Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intractable Seizures
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Neuropathies
- Opioid 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 in which conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy is contraindicated or ineffective
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Terminal Illness
- Tourette Syndrome
Participation in the Pa. medical marijuana program
This video from the Pa. Department of Health can guide you through the process of obtaining your medical marijuana card.
There are four steps to participate in the program:
- Register on the PA Department of Health website
- See an approved practitioner to get certified
- Pay for your medical marijuana ID card
- Visit a Pennsylvania dispensary with your medical marijuana ID card. You can find a list of Dispensaries that carry Hanging Gardens products on our Dispensaries page
Find details at the PA DOH
For additional details, including step-by-step instructions on how to obtain your medical marijuana ID card, visit the Department of Health’s Getting Medical Marijuana page.
EXAMINE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
The NOVA documentary, The Cannabis Question, explores the latest medical understanding of the plant. As cannabis becomes socially accepted, scientists are still investigating its potential medical benefits. Visit the official NOVA at PBS website for a transcript of this program, credits and a participant list, as well as additional videos on medical marijuana.
