Medical Marijuana in Georgia

Georgia - Qualifying Conditions:

Who is eligible for the “Low THC Oil Registry Card”? 

There are three categories of persons who may apply for the card:

1. an adult who has one or more of the diseases specified in the law;
2. legal guardians of an adult who has one or more of the diseases specified in the law;
3. parents or legal guardians of a minor child who has one or more of the diseases specified in the law.

What conditions or diseases are covered by the law? 

The law lists the following conditions and diseases which qualify for the Low THC Oil Registry, Medical Marijuana Conditions for Georgia:

• Cancer, when such diagnosis is end stage or the treatment produces related wasting illness or recalcitrant nausea and vomiting
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, when such diagnosis is severe or end-stage
• Seizure disorders related to the diagnosis of epilepsy or trauma related head injuries
• Multiple sclerosis, when such diagnosis is severe or end-stage
• Crohn’s disease
• Mitochondrial disease
• Parkinson’s disease, when such diagnosis is severe or end-stage
• Sickle cell disease, when such diagnosis is severe or end-stage
• Tourette’s syndrome, when such syndrome is diagnosed as severe
• Autism spectrum disorder, when (a) the patient is 18 years of age or more, or (b) the patient is less than 18 years of age and diagnosed with severe autism
• Epidermolysis bullosa
• Alzheimer’s disease, when such disease is severe or end-stage
• AIDS when such syndrome is severe or end-stage
• Peripheral neuropathy, when symptoms are severe or end-stage
• The patient is in hospice program, either as inpatient or outpatient
• Intractable pain
• Post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from direct exposure to or witnessing of a trauma for a patient who is at least 18 years of age