What are the qualifying medical conditions in Missouri to get a cannabis patient card?

  • May 14, 2020
  • by Missouri Health & Wellness
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Missouri legalized medical marijuana with the passage of Amendment 2 in Nov. 2018. That measure set out these qualifying conditions:

  • Cancer
  • Epilepsy
  • Glaucoma
  • Intractable migraines unresponsive to other treatment
  • Conditions that cause persistent pain or muscle spasms, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and Tourette’s syndrome.
  • Debilitating psychiatric disorders including but not limited to, post-traumatic stress disorder, if diagnosed by a state licensed psychiatrist
  • HIV/AIDS
  • A chronic medical condition normally treated with prescription medication that can lead to dependence, when a physician determines that medical marijuana could be an effective and safer treatment. (This is most commonly used with regard to prescription opioids.)
  • Any terminal illness
  • Any other chronic or debilitating medical condition that, in the professional judgment of a physician, might be helped by the use of medical cannabis, including, but not limited to:
    • Hepatitis C
    • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/Lou Gehrig’s Disease
    • Inflammatory bowel disease
    • Crohn’s disease
    • Huntington’s disease
    •  Autism
    •  Neuropathies
    • Sickle cell anemia
    • Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
    • Cachexia (wasting syndrome)
  • For more information, go to the Missouri Department of Health (https://health.mo.gov/safety/medical-marijuana/)