Proponents of medical cannabis have used the CBD and THC found in cannabis for an extremely wide variety of illnesses throughout history. Today, doctors prescribe medicinal cannabis as a treatment for issues such as sleeping disorders, aches and pains, and eating conditions related to other medical treatments like chemotherapy. Simply put, the list of Illnesses treatable with medical cannabis is vast, so check it out below.
Below is a general list of ailments with symptoms or ailments that proponents claim can be treated with medical marijuana.
* United Patients Group does not intend to give this as professional medical advice. Do not attempt to self diagnose, or prescribe treatment based on the information provided in this page. Always consult your physician before making any decision on the treatment of a medical condition.
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- Acquired Hypothyroidism
- Acute Gastritis
- Agoraphobia
- AIDS Related Illness
- Alcohol Abuse
- Alcoholism
- Alopecia Areata
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Amphetamine Dependency
- Amyloidosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Angina Pectoris
- Ankylosis
- Anorexia
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety Disorders
- Any Chronic Medical Symptom that Limits Major Life Activities
- Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
- Arthritis
- Arthritis (Rheumatoid)
- Arthropathy, Gout
- Aspergers
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Autism
- Autoimmune Disease
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C
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Cancer, Adrenal Cortical
- Cancer, Endometrial
- Cancer, Prostate
- Cancer, Testicular
- Cancer, Uterine
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cervical Disk Disease
- Cervicobrachial Syndrome
- Chemotherapy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Renal/Kidney Failure
- Cocaine Dependence
- Colitis
- Colon Diverticulitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Crohn’s Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
D
- Damage to Spinal Cord Nervous Tissue
- Darier’s Disease
- Degenerative Arthritis
- Degenerative Arthropathy
- Delirium Tremens
- Dermatomyositis
- Diabetes, Adult Onset
- Diabetes, Insulin Dependent
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dysthymic Disorder
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G
H
- Headaches, Analgesic
- Headaches, Migraine
- Hemophilia A
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
- Hepatitis C
- HIV/AIDS
- Huntington’s Disease
- Hypertension
- Hyperventilation
- Hypoglycemia
I
- Impotence
- Inflammatory Autoimmune-mediated Arthritis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Insomnia
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)
- Intractable Vomitting
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K
L
M
- Major Depression
- Malignant Melanoma
- Mania
- Melorheostosis
- Meniere’s Disease
- Motion Sickness
- Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscle Spasms
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myeloid Leukemia
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O
P
- Panic Disorder
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Peritoneal Pain
- Persistent Insomnia
- Porphyria
- Post Polio Syndrome (PPS)
- Post-Traumatic Arthritis
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Prostatitis
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
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R
- Radiation Therapy
- Raynaud’s Disease
- Reiter’s Syndrome
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rosacea
S
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Scoliosis
- Sedative Dependence
- Seizures
- Senile Dementia
- Severe Nausea
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Sinusitis
- Skeletal Muscular Spasticity
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS)
- Stuttering
T
- Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)
- Tenosynovitis
- Terminal Illness
- Thyroiditis
- Tic Douloureux
- Tietze’s Syndrome
- Tinnitus
- Tobacco Dependence
- Tourette’s Syndrome
- Trichotillomania
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Keep in mind that the ailments listed above are not necessarily approved by each state as a medically sound reason to receive a medical marijuana recommendation.
