Who Can Use Medical Marijuana In Fort Collins?
Fort Collins, like all of Colorado, limits legal medical marijuana use to patients who have met certain requirements and become registered medical marijuana patients by submitting an application, application fee, and doctor’s recommendation to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As of May 31, 2009, there were a total of 7,630 registered medical marijuana patients in Colorado. Conditions that may make a patient eligible to legally use medical marijuana in Fort Collins include cancer, glaucoma, and HIV/AIDS. You also may be eligible to use medical marijuana in Colorado if your symptoms include cachexia, severe nausea, severe pain, seizures, or persistent muscle spasms, even if your primary condition causing these symptoms is not an approved condition. Patients who suffer these symptoms as a result of treatment for another condition also may be eligible. Finally, if your condition or symptoms aren’t listed, a petition process exists in order to add conditions and sym