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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 9.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Med. 2015 Oct 19;67:453–466. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-050214-013454

Table 1. Common qualifying conditions in states with medical marijuana laws.

Qualifying condition State (standard US postal abbreviations)
AK AZ CAa CO CT DC DE HI IL MAa MD ME MI MN MT NH NJ NM NV NY OR RI VT WA
Cancer X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Glaucoma X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HIV/AIDS X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Cachexia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Pain X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Nausea X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Seizures/epilepsy X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Multiple sclerosis X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Hepatitis C X X X X X X X X X X X X
Crohn's disease X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Agitation in Alzheimer's X X X X X X X X X X X
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Posttraumatic stress disorder X X X X X X X X
Arthritis X X
Parkinson's disease X X X X
a

Law allows physicians to recommend marijuana for any condition that they feel marijuana may help treat.