Even though multiple nations are on track to legalizing marijuana, the United States still has to take that step. At the federal level, lawmakers seem to be obsessed with classifying plants as Schedule 1 medicine. Nevertheless, the situation varies from state to state. 

The difference between state and federal law causes great confusion. We’ve come to the point where most people can’t keep up with the latest news about legalized medical and recreational marijuana in different states. 

Obviously, the majority of states have legalized MMJ and offer fully functional programs. Others have recently approved cannabis for medical or recreational use, but they are still creating a framework, a process that often takes years. Unfortunately, a few states seem to be far from legalizing all forms of marijuana plants. 

This article strives to completely eliminate the confusion. The license requirements for each state where medicinal cannabis is legal are as follows: This information will be updated regularly as needed.

The Legalized States for Medical Marijuana and Their Eligibility Requirements

1. Alabama

• HIV / AIDS-related nausea or weight loss. 
• General panic disorder. 
• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 
• Cancer-related cachexia, nausea or vomiting, weight loss, or chronic pain. 
• Crohn’s disease. 
• Depression. 
• Parkinson’s disease. 
• Tourette’s syndrome. 
• Morning sickness, cannabis-induced cyclic vomiting, or persistent nausea that does not significantly respond to conventional treatments, except for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. 
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). SB46 Not applicable Sickle cell anemia. liters. 
• A condition that causes epilepsy or seizures.
• Spasticity associated with motor neuron disease, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. meters. 
• A condition that causes chronic or refractory pain and is contraindicated or proven to be ineffective with conventional therapeutic interventions and narcotic therapies.
• Spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord 
• Incurable disease. 

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

2. Alaska

• Severe pain
• HIV/AIDS
• Cancer
• Severe nausea 
• Glaucoma
• Cachexia 
• Seizures, including seizures characteristic of epilepsy
• Persistent muscle spasms, including characteristics of multiple sclerosis.
• Other conditions require approval by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

3. Arizona

• Cancer
• Hepatitis C
• Glaucoma
• HIV / AIDS
• ALS
• Crohn’s disease 
• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• PTSD
• Severe or persistent muscle spasms (including multiple sclerosis).
• Severe and chronic pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures (including epilepsy) 
• Alzheimer’s disease

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

4. Arkansas

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• HIV / AIDS 
• Hepatitis C
• ALS
• Tourette syndrome
• Crohn’s disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• PTSD
• Severe arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Persistent pain 
• Pain that has not responded to normal medication, treatment, or surgery for more than 6 months 
• Severe nausea
• Seizures characteristic of but not limited to epilepsy
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis 
• Other illnesses or their treatment approved by the Ministry of Health.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

5. California

• AIDS
• Loss of appetite
• Arthritis
• Malaise
• Cancer
• Chronic pain
• Glaucoma
• Migraine
• Persistent muscle spasms including spasms associated with multiple sclerosis
• Seizures including seizures associated with epilepsy
• Severe nausea 
• Other chronic or persistent medical symptoms.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

6. Colorado

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• HIV / AIDS positive
• Achexia
• Intense pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures including seizures characteristic of epilepsy
• Persistent muscle spasms including features of multiple sclerosis
• PTSD
• Autism spectrum disorders
• Conditions that opioids may be prescribed to treat
• Other conditions require approval by the Colorado Department of Health

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

7. Connecticut

• Glaucoma
• Cancer
• HIV/ AIDS
• Parkinson’s disease
• Epilepsy
• Cachexia
• Wasting syndrome
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Crohn ‘s disease
• PTSD
• Sickle cell disease
• Severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
• ALS
• Ulcerative colitis
• Post laminectomy syndrome with chronic radiculopathy
• Neuropathic facial soreness
• Cerebral palsy
• Cystic fibrosis
• Terminal illness demanding finish supports of- life care
• Uncontrolled intractable seizure disorder
• Spasticity or neuropathic pain associated with fibromyalgia
• Osteogenesis imperfecta
• Severe arthritis rheumatoid
• Post herpetic neuralgia
• Hydrocephalus with intractable headache
• Intractable headache syndromes
• Muscular dystrophy
• Chronic neuropathic pain associated with degenerative spinal disorders

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

8. Delaware

• Intractable nausea
• A severe or dangerous disease or medical problem or its treatment that produces cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Chronic, excruciating pain that has not responded to medication described in the past or surgical measure for more than 3 months, or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of Multiple Sclerosis
• Chronic debilitating migraine
• Glaucoma
• Autism with aggressive behavior
• Intractable epilepsy
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
• ALS
• Decompensated cirrhosis
• HIV/AIDS
• Cancer
• Terminal illness

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

9. Florida

• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• PTSD
• ALS
• Crohn’s disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis 
• Terminal condition diagnosed by a doctor apart from a qualified doctor issuing the doctor certification
• Severe nonmalignant pain due to a qualifying medical state or that rises from a qualifying medical issue and lasts beyond the general course of that qualifying medical issue.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

10. Hawaii

• Glaucoma
• Cancer
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Lupus
• Epilepsy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• HIV/AIDS
• PTSD

This list also includes a severe or deadly disease or medical issue or its treatment that leads to one or more of the following: 

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Severe pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms which includes the ones characteristic of multiple sclerosis or Crohn’s disease.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

11. Illinois

• Alzheimer’s disease
• HIV/AIDS
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Arnold-Chiari malformation
• Cancer
• Causalgia
• Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
• Crohn’s disease
• CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome Type II)
• Dystonia
• Fibrous dysplasia
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C
• Hydrocephalus
• Hydromyelia
• Interstitial cystitis
• Lupus
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Myasthenia gravis
• Myoclonus
• Nail-patella syndrome
• Neurofibromatosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Post-concussion syndrome
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• Residual limb pain
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Seizures (including those characteristic of epilepsy)
• Severe fibromyalgia
• Sjogren’s syndrome
• Spinal cord disease (including but not limited to arachnoiditis)
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinocerebellar ataxia
• Syringomyelia
• Tarlov cysts
• Tourette syndrome
• Traumatic brain injury
• Cachexia/wasting syndrome
• Alternative to opioid treatment
• Autism
• Chronic pain
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Migraines
• Osteoarthritis
• Anorexia nervosa
• Ehler-Danlos Syndrome
• Neuro-Behcet’s Autoimmune Disease
• Neuropathy
• Polycystic kidney disease
• PTSD
• Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
• Terminal illness with a life expectancy less than six months.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

12. Louisiana

• Cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Seizure disorders
• Epilepsy
• Spasticity
• Crohn’s disease
• Muscular dystrophy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Glaucoma
• Parkinson’s disease
• Severe muscle spasms
• Intractable pain
• Post traumatic disorder (PTSD)
• Four conditions associated with autism spectrum disorder.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

13. Maine

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• HIV
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• Hepatitis C
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Crohn’s disease
• Alzheimer’s
• Nail-patella syndrome
• Chronic intractable pain
• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Severe nausea
• Seizures (epilepsy)
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms
• Multiple sclerosis.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

14. Maryland

A severe or deadly disease or medical state that leads to: 

• Cachexia
• Anorexia
• Wasting syndrome
• Severe or chronic pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures
• Severe or persistent muscle spasms
• Glaucoma
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 
• “or another chronic medical condition which is severe and for which other treatments have been ineffective.”

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

15. Massachusetts

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Hepatitis C
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Crohn’s disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis and other issues as decided in writing by a qualifying patient’s doctor.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

16. Michigan

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• HIV
• AIDS
• Hepatitis C
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Crohn’s disease
• Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
• Nail patella
• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Severe and chronic pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures
• Epilepsy
• Muscle spasms
• Multiple sclerosis
• PTSD
• Arthritis
• Autism
• Chronic pain
• Colitis
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Parkinson’s
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Spinal cord injury
• Tourette’s syndrome
• Ulcerative colitis.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

17. Minnesota

• Cancer 
• Severe or chronic pain
• Nausea or severe vomiting
• Cachexia or severe wasting
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Tourette’s syndrome
• ALS
• Seizures/epilepsy
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms/MS
• Crohn’s disease
• Terminal illness with a life expectancy of under one year
• PTSD
• Intractable pain
• Chronic pain
• Age-related macular degeneration
• Autism spectrum disorders
• Obstructive sleep apnea

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

18. Mississippi

• Cancer
• Parkinson’s disease
• Huntington’s disease
• Muscular dystrophy
• Glaucoma
• Spastic quadriplegia
• Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Hepatitis
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Crohn’s disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Sickle-cell anemia
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Agitation of dementia
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Autism
• Pain refractory to appropriate opioid management
• Diabetic/peripheral neuropathy
• Spinal cord disease or severe injury, 

A chronic, terminal or debilitating disease or medical issue, or its treatment, that leads to one or more of the following: 

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Chronic pain
• Severe or intractable nausea
• Seizures
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including, but not limited to, those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
• Any other serious medical issue or its treatment added by the Mississippi Department of Health, as provided for in Section 9 of this act.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

19. Missouri

• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• Intractable migraines unresponsive to other treatment

A chronic medical issue that leads to continuous, severe pain or persistent muscle spasms, including: 

• Multiple sclerosis

• Seizures
• Parkinson’s disease
• Tourette’s syndrome

Debilitating psychiatric disorders, including: 

• PTSD
• HIV/AIDS
• Severe medical issue generally treated with a prescription medication that could lead to physical or psychological dependence
• Terminal illness

Any other condition in the professional judgment of a physician, like:

• Hepatitis C
• ALS
• IBD
• Crohn’s disease
• Huntington’s disease
• Autism
• Neuropathies
• Sickle cell anemia
• Alzheimer’s
• Cachexia
• Wasting syndrome.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

20. Montana

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Positive status for HIV/AIDS, or the treatment of these issues

Severe or debilitating disease or medical issue or its treatment that leads to:

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Severe or chronic pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures
• Including seizures caused by epilepsy
• Severe or persistent muscle spasms
• Including spasms caused by multiple sclerosis or Crohn’s disease
• Admittance to hospice care
• Painful peripheral neuropathy
• A central nervous system disorder leading to chronic, painful spasticity or muscle spasms, or PTSD.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

21. Nevada

• AIDS
• Cancer
• Glaucoma

Any medical issue or treatment to a medical issue that leads to: 

• Cachexia
• Persistent muscle spasms (including multiple sclerosis) or seizures (including epilepsy), 
• Severe nausea or pain
• PTSD
• Other issues are subject to approval by the health division of the state Department of Human Resources. 

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

22. New Hampshire

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• Hepatitis C currently receiving antiviral treatment
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Crohn’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Chronic pancreatitis
• Spinal cord injury or disease
• Traumatic brain injury
• Epilepsy
• Lupus
• Parkinson’s disease
• Alzheimer’s disease, or one or more injuries that seriously intercedes with routine activities as documented by the patient’s doctor

A chronically debilitating or terminal medical issue or its treatment that has led to at least one of the following: 

• Elevated intraocular pressure
• Cachexia
• Chemotherapy-induced anorexia
• Wasting syndrome
• Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
• Severe pain that has not responded to prior given medication or surgical measures or for which other treatment options produced chronic side effects, constant or severe nausea, moderate to severe vomiting, seizures, or severe, persistent muscle spasms. 
• Hepatitis C
• Moderate to severe chronic pain 
• Moderate or severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

23. New Jersey

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Opioid Use Disorder
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Anxiety
• Cancer
• Chronic pain
• Dysmenorrhea
• Glaucoma
• Inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn’s disease
• Intractable skeletal
• Spasticity
• Migraine
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Seizure disorder including epilepsy
• Terminal illness with prognosis of less than 12 months to live
• Tourette Syndrome

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

24. New Mexico

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
• Cancer
• Crohn’s disease
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C infection currently receiving antiviral treatment
• HIV/AIDS; Huntington’s Disease
• Hospice care
• Inclusion body myositis
• Inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis
• Intractable nausea/vomiting
• Multiple sclerosis
• Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord
• Painful peripheral neuropathy
• Parkinson’s disease
• PTSD
• Severe chronic pain
• Severe anorexia/cachexia
• Spasmodic torticollis
• Ulcerative colitis

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

25. New York

• Cancer
• Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
• Epilepsy
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Neuropathies
• Huntington’s disease
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Pain that degrades health and functional capability where the use of medical cannabis is an alternative to opioid use  
• Substance use disorder
• Alzheimer’s, muscular dystrophy
• Dystonia
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Autism or any other condition certified by the practitioner.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

26. North Dakota

• Cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis C
• ALS
• PTSD
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Dementia
• Crohn’s disease
• Fibromyalgia
• Spinal stenosis or severe backache inclusive of neuropathy or harm to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
• Glaucoma
• Epilepsy

A severe or debilitating disease medical issue or its treatment that leads to one or more of the following: 

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Severe debilitating pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures for more than three months or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects
• Intractable nausea
• Seizures
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
• Any other medical condition or its treatment added by the North Dakota Department of Health.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

27. Ohio

• AIDS/HIV
• Alzheimer’s disease
• ALS
• Cancer
• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
• Crohn’s disease
• Epilepsy
• Fibromyalgia
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Chronic, severe, or intractable pain
• Parkinson’s disease
• PTSD
• Sickle cell anemia
• Spinal cord disease or injury
• Tourette’s syndrome
• Traumatic brain injury
• Ulcerative colitis.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

28. Oklahoma

There is no list of approved terms. 

According to the law medical marijuana licenses must be recommended according to accepted standards that reasonable and prudent physicians will follow when recommending or approving medicines.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

29. Oregon

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Degenerative or pervasive neurological issue
• Positive status for HIV/AIDS
• Treatment for these conditions

A medical issue or treatment for a medical issue that leads to: 

• Cachexia
• Severe pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures, including those caused by epilepsy
• Persistent muscle spasms, including those caused by multiple sclerosis. 
• Other issues are subject to approval by the Health Division of the Oregon Department of Human Resources.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

30. Pennsylvania

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Anxiety disorders
• Autism
• Cancer
• 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
• Parkinson’s disease
• PTSD
• Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain
• Sickle cell anemia
• Terminal illness
• Tourette syndrome

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

31. Rhode Island

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Positive status for HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis C, or the treatment of these conditions

A severe or debilitating disease or medical issue or its treatment that leads to: 

• cachexia or wasting syndrome 
• Severe, debilitating, chronic pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures

Including but not limited to, those characteristic of: 

• Epilepsy
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms
• Multiple sclerosis
• Crohn’s disease
• Agitation of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Any other medical issue or its treatment approved by the state Department of Health.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

32. South Dakota

A severe or debilitating disease or medical issue or its treatment that leads to one or more of the following: 

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Severe, debilitating pain
• Severe nausea
• Seizures
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including, those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
• Any other medical condition or its treatment added by the department, as provided for in section 26 of this act.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

33. Utah

• HIV/AIDS
• Alzheimer’s disease
• ALS
• Cancer
• Cachexia
• Persistent nausea that is not significantly responsive to traditional treatment
• Except for nausea related to pregnancy
• Cannabis-induced cyclical vomiting syndrome
• Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
• Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
• Epilepsy
• Multiple sclerosis or persistent and debilitating muscle spasms
• PTSD (under specific conditions)
• Autism
• A terminal illness when the patient’s remaining life expectancy is less than six months
• A condition resulting in the individual receiving hospice care
• A rare condition or disease that affects fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States 
• Pain (under specific conditions)

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

34. Vermont

• Cancer
• AIDS
• Positive status for HIV
• Multiple sclerosis
• Glaucoma
• The treatment of these conditions if the disease or the treatment results in severe, persistent, and intractable symptoms

Disease, medical issue, or its treatment that is chronic, debilitating and produces severe, persistent, and one or more of the following intractable symptoms: 

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Chronic pain 
• Nausea 
• Seizures
• Parkinson’s disease
• Crohn’s disease
• PTSD

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

35. Virginia

All medical conditions and disorders qualify in for MJJ Card in Virginia.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

36. Washington

• Cancer
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Multiple sclerosis
• Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
• Spasticity disorders
• Intractable pain
• Limited to pain unrelieved by standard medical treatments and medications
• Glaucoma
• Either acute or chronic limited to mean increased intraocular pressure unrelieved by standard treatments and medications
• Crohn’s disease with debilitating symptoms unrelieved by standard treatments or medications
• Hepatitis C with debilitating nausea or intractable pain unrelieved by standard treatments or medications
• Anorexia, that leads to nausea, vomiting, wasting, appetite loss, cramping, seizures, muscle spasms, or spasticity, when these symptoms are unrelieved by standard treatments or medications
• Chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis
• PTSD
• Traumatic brain injury

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

37. West Virginia

• Chronic or debilitating diseases or medical conditions that result in a patient being admitted into Hospice or receiving palliative care
• Chronic or debilitating diseases or medical conditions or the treatment of chronic or debilitating diseases or medical conditions that produce: 
• Cachexia
• Anorexia
• Wasting syndrome
• Severe or chronic pain that does not find effective relief through standard pain medication
• Severe nausea
• Seizures
• Severe or persistent muscle spasms
• Refractory generalized anxiety disorder
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

38. Washington D.C.

• Glaucoma
• Cancer
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Medical conditions having severe and persistent muscle spasms, such as multiple sclerosis

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

39. Puerto Rico

• PTSD
• Glaucoma
• Autism
• Parkinson’s disease
• Spinal cord injury
• Hepatitis C
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Anorexia
• Cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• ALS
• Bipolar Disorder
• Anxiety disorders
• Crohn’s disease
• Depression
• Fibromyalgia
• Peripheral neuropathies
• Epilepsy
• Arthritis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Migraine

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

 

40. District of Columbia

• HIV
• AIDS
• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Conditions characterized by severe and persistent muscle spasms, such as multiple sclerosis
• Patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
• Using azidothymidine or protease inhibitors 
• Decompensated cirrhosis
• Lou Gehrig’s disease
• Cachexia or wasting syndrome
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Seizure disorders.

*It is advisable to consult the state for the latest list of ownership/cultivation restrictions and permitted conditions.

Legalized Cannabis States (Recreational)

It is legalized to buy cannabis in the following states, even without the requirement of an MMJ card as long as your age is above twenty-one years:

• New York
• Orego
• Alaska
• Vermont
• Montana
• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Nevada
• Connecticut
• Washington, D.C.
• Michigan
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• Virginia
• Washington
• Illinois
• Maine
• Massachusetts

But it crucial to mark, that recreational sales of weed have not yet started in some states. In Washington, D.C., on the other hand, adult cannabis is technically legalized, but there are no commercial sales provisions. 

The territories of the United States, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands also granted the selling of recreational weed in 2019 and 2018, respectively. MMJ was also legalized in the US Virgin Islands in the year of 2019.