Uses of Medical Cannabis

Prop. 215 lists "cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which medical marijuana provides relief."

A recent appellate court decision in People v. Spark ruled that the question of whether the patient's medical condition is "serious" is to be made by a physician only.

It qualifies this by stating that its purpose is "to ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use medical marijuana."

Here is a complete list of ailments treated by Medical Cannabis:

Acquired hypothyroidsm

· Acute Gastritis

· Acute Sinusitis

· ADD

· ADD w hyperactivity

· ADD w/o hyperactivity

· Adrenal Cortical Cancer

· Agoraphobia

· AIDS Related Illness

· Alcohol Abuse

· Alcoholism

· Alopecia

· Amphetamine Depend

· Amyloidosis

· Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

· Anaphylactic or Reaction

· Angina pectoris

· Ankylosis

· Anorexia

· Anorexia Nervosa

· Anxiety Disorder

· Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease

· Arthritis, Degenerative

· Arthritis, post traumatic

· Arthritis, Rheumatoid

· Arthropathy, Degenerative

· Arthropathy, gout

· Asthma, unspecific

· Atrophy Blanche

· Autism/Aspergers

· Autoimmune disease

· Back Sprain

· Bells palsy

· Bipolar Disorder

· Brain malignant tumor

· Brain Trauma

· Bruxism

· Bulemia

· Cachexia

· Cancer, site unspecified

· Cardiac conduction disorder

· Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

· Cerebellar Ataxia

· Cerebral Aneurism

· Cerebral Palsy

· Cervical Disk Disease

· Cervicobrachial Syndrome

· Charcot-Marie-Tooth

· Chemotherapy Convales

· Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

· Chronic Obst Pulmo Dis

· Chronic Sinusitis

· Cluster Headaches

· Cocaine Dependence

· Colitis

· Colitis, Ulcerative

· Colon diverticulitis

· Color Blindness

· Compression of Brain

· Conjuctivitis

· Constipation

· Cough

· Cystic Fibrosis

· Darier's Disease

· Delerium Tremens

· Dentofacial anomala

· Dermatomyositis

· Diabetes Adult Onset

· Diabetes Adult Onset Uncontrolled

· Diabetes Insulin Dependent

· Diabetic Neuropathy

· Diabetic Ophthalmic Disease

· Diabetic Peripheral Vascular Disease

· Diabetic Renal Disease

· Diarrhea

· Drusen of Optic Nerve

· Dumping Syndrome Post Surgery

· Dupuytens Contracture

· Dyslexic Amblyopia

· Dysthymic Disorder

· Eczema

· Ehlers Danlos Syndrom

· Emphysema

· Endometriosis

· Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome

· Epidermolysis Bullosa

· Epididymitis

· Epilepsy

· Erythma Multiforma

· Felty's Syndrome

· Fibromyagia/Fibrositis

· Fore Arm/Wrist/Hand pain

· Friedreich's Ataxia

· Gastritis

· GastroEsophgeal Reflux Disease (GERD)

· Genital Herpes

· Glaucoma

· Glioblastoma Multiforme

· Grand Mal Seizures

· Graves Disease

· Hemiparesis/plegia

· Hemophilia A

· Henoch-Schoelein Purpur

· Hepatitis-non-viral

· Hiccough

· Hip Pain

· Huntingtons Disease

· Hypertension

· Hyperventilation

· Hypoglycemia

· Impotence, Psychogenic

· Insomnia

· Intermittent Explosive Disorder

· Intervertebral Disk Disease

· Irritable Bowel Synd.

· Ischemic Heart Disease

· IVDD Cerv w Myelopathy

· Jacksonian Epilepsy

· Knee, ankle & foot injury

· Limbic Rage Syndrome

· Lipomatosis

· Lower Back Pain

· L-S disk disorder sciatic nerve irritation

· Lumbosacral Back Diseas

· Lupus

· Lyme Disease

· Lympho & reticular cancer

· Lymphoma

· Macular Degeneration

· Major Depression, Recurring

· Major Depression, Single Episode

· Malignant Melanoma

· Mania

· Marfan syndrome

· Mastocytosis

· Melorheostosis

· Meniere's Disease

· Menopausal syndrome

· Migraine

· Migraine, Classical

· Mononeuritis lower limb

· Motion Sickness

· Mucopolysaccharoidosis

· Multiple joints pain

· Multiple Sclerosis

· Muscle Spasm

· Muscular dystrophies

· Myeloid leukemia

· Myofacial Pain Syndrome

· Nail patella syndrome

· Nausea

· Nephritis/nephropathy

· Neurasthenia

· Neuropathy

· Nightmares

· Nonpsychotic Organic Brain Disorder

· Nystagmus, Congenital

· Obesity, exogenous

· Obesity, morbid

· Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

· Opiate Dependence

· Optic neuritis

· Organic Mental Disorder

· Osgood-Schlatter

· Osteogenesis imperfecta

· Other arthropod bone disease

· Other CNS demyelinating

· Other Skin Cancer

· Other spinal cord disease

· Pain, Ureter

· Pain, Vaginal

· Pancreatitis

· Panic Disorder

· Paralysis, unspecific

· Paraplegia

· Parkinsons Disease

· Paroxysmal Atrial Tach

· Patellar chondromalacia

· Pelvic Inflammatory

· Pemphigus

· Peptic Ulcer/Dyspepsia

· Peripheral enthesopathies

· Peritoneal pain

· Persistent Insomnia

· Peutz-Jehgers Syndrome

· Pneumothorax, Spontaneo

· Polyarteritis Nodosa

· Porphyria

· Post Cardiotomy Syndrome

· Post Concussion Sydrome

· Post Polio Syndrome

· Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

· Post W.E. Enephalitis

· Premenstrual Syndrome

· Prostate Cancer

· Prostatitis

· Pruritus, pruritic

· Pschogenic PAT

· Psoriasis

· Psoriatic Arthritis

· Psychogenic Dysuria

· Psychogenic Hyperhidrosi

· Psychogenic Pain

· Psychogenic Pylorospas

· Pulmonary Fibrosis

· Pylorospasm Reflux

· Quadriplegia

· Radiation Therapy

· Raynaud's Disease

· Reflex Sympath Dystroph

· Regional Enteri & Crohns

· Reiters Syndrome

· Restless legs syndrome

· Rosacea

· Schizoaffective Disorder

· Schizophrenia

· Scleroderma

· Scoliosis

· Sedative Dependence

· Senile Dementia

· Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

· Shoulder Injury

· Sleep Apnea

· Spina Bifida Occulta

· Spinal mm atrophy II

· Spinal Stenosis

· Spondylolisthesis

· Strabismus

· Sturge-Weber Disease

· Sturge-Weber Eye Syndrome

· Stuttering

· Syringomyelia

· T.M.J Sydrome

· Tenosynovitis

· Tension Headache

· Testicular Cancer

· Testicular torsion

· Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

· Thromboangiitis Obliteran

· Thyroiditis

· Tic disorder unspecific

· Tic Doloroux

· Tietze's Syndrome

· Tinnitus

· Tobacco Dependence

· Tourette's Syndrome

· Trachoria Growths

· Tremor/Invol Movements

· Trichotillomania

· Ureter spasm calculus

· Urethritis/Cystitis

· Uterine cancer

· Vertebral dislocation

· Viral B Hepatitis, chronic

· Viral C Hepatitis, chronic

· Vomiting

· Whiplash

I have been a registered Nurse for over 35 years. I began in medical/surgical adult care - nursing and the hospital system. Along the way, I learned about patients using cannabis. I have a Masters prepared background in medical/surgical nursing. In the early 80’s, I was a supervising nurse in a small hospital in Washington State. Our Director of Nursing was quite concerned because an elderly patient was coming in with what she called a “marijuana pill.

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