KALAMAZOO, Mich. — There could soon be more qualifying conditions Michigan’s medical marijuana program.
The state's Medical Marihuana Review Panel recommended 10 additional health conditions on Friday, which include:
- Arthritis
- Autism
- Chronic pain
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Parkinson's
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Spinal cord injury
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
Dr. David Crocker, owner of Michigan Holistic Health, said autism may be the most significant recommendation.
Crocker explained some of his patients with autism previously qualified for the medical marijuana program due seizures or a cancer diagnosis, and those patients found the effects to be two-fold.
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