Who can get a medical marijuana card in California? What medical conditions qualify?
Under the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code) “….Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person’s health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief.” Thus, a “qualified medical marijuana patient” is a patient with any of the conditions specifically listed in the law (cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticiy, glaucoma, arthritis, or migrane) who has obtained a doctor’s recommendation for medical marijuana. However, because the law also provides that medical marijuana may be recommended by a physician to treat “any other illness for which marijuana provides relief,” there may be a variety of other illnesses or conditions for wh
