Health & Fitness
Michigan Approves Medical Marijuana For Cerebral Palsy Treatment
State officials announced Monday that Cerebral Palsy is now added to a list of 23 conditions treatable by medical marijuana in Michigan.
MICHIGAN — Michiganders with Cerebral Palsy now have access to medical marijuana as a means of treatment, state officials announced Monday.
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) approved adding Cerebral Palsy to the list of debilitating medical conditions set forth in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act of 2008.
Cerebral Palsy was approved by LARA after the Medical Marihuana Review Panel members unanimously recommended approval.
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The Medical Marihuana Review Panel made their recommendations to the department after receiving citizen comments in February related to the petitions to add these conditions to the list of debilitating medical conditions identified in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
Effective immediately, Cerebral Palsy is now added to the following current list of debilitating medical conditions already approved for medical marijuana in Michigan:
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Agitation of Alzheimer's disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arthritis
- Autism
- Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Colitis
- Crohn's Disease
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Nail Patella
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Tourette’s Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
- A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following:
- Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
- Severe and Chronic Pain
- Severe Nausea
- Seizures, including but not limited to those characteristic of epilepsy
- Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
LARA also recently denied the condition of Chronic Aggressive Behavior after panel members unanimously recommended denial.
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More information on marijuana regulation in Michigan can be found on the Bureau of Marijuana Regulation’s webpage at www.michigan.gov/bmr
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