| Title | Michigan Approves 11 New Conditions for Medical Cannabis Treatment | |
| Date | Thursday July 12 2018, @08:42PM | |
| Author | mrpg | |
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| from the smoking-is-good-for-your-heatlh dept. | ||
Michigan Approves 11 New Conditions for Medical Cannabis Treatment
The state of Michigan on Monday approved 11 new conditions for treatment with medical marijuana, including arthritis, autism, and chronic pain.
Shelly Edgerton, the director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs approved the list after a review panel that included physicians and testimonies from people with conditions they wanted approved, the Detroit Free Press reported. The new list now includes 22 total medical conditions that can be treated by the use of medical marijuana, with a doctor's recommendation.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, cancer, and glaucoma were all on the previous list of ailments. The new list now includes conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obsessive compulsive disorder, and Parkinson's, which will all go into effect immediately.
Dr. David Crocker, the founder of Michigan Holistic Health, called the addition of autism to the list "wonderful news," the Detroit News reported. Crocker explained that marijuana could help patients who are overstimulated to have "a meditative distance."
Also at CBS.
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