You don’t need any qualifying conditions in New York to obtain a medical card. Now, you can get medical cannabis treatment for any ailment. You need a certification from a New York state-licensed physician.
Gone are the days when medical marijuana eligibility in NY was limited to a list of specific following conditions:
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Autism
- Cancer
- Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- HIV/AIDS
- Huntington’s disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Neuropathies
- Chronic pain
- Parkinson’s disease
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Substance use disorder
Each patient must submit a copy of their medical documents (If you have any) to verify their diagnosis for us to verify eligibility and start the patient certification process.
