The Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) regulates the manufacture, sale, and use of medical marijuana in NYS, making medical marijuana a treatment option for patients suffering from certain serious health conditions.  A-Registered Practitioners may certify patients with one of the severe debilitating or life-threatening conditions, recommending the medical use of marijuana.  Patients can use medical marijuana if they have been diagnosed with a specific severe, debilitating or life-threatening condition accompanied by an associated or complicating condition, and if a registered health care provider certifies them for the program.

Severe conditions that qualify include:

• Cancer

• HIV/AIDS

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

• Parkinson’s disease

• Multiple sclerosis

• Spinal cord nerve injury with intractable spasticity

• Epilepsy

• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Chronic pain

• Opioid alternative for pain that degrades health and functional capability

• Neuropathy

• Huntington’s disease

• Post-traumatic stress disorder

• Substance use disorder

• Post-traumatic stress disorder;

• Opioid use disorder, but only if enrolled in a treatment program certified pursuant to Article 32 of the Mental Hygiene Law

Patients must also have one of the following associated or complicating conditions:

• Cachexia or wasting syndrome

• Severe or chronic pain

• Severe nausea

• Seizures

• Severe or persistent muscle spasms

• Post-traumatic stress disorder;

• Opioid use disorder, but only if enrolled in a treatment program certified pursuant to Article 32 of the Mental Hygiene Law