Spreading the word

Missouri Department of Health and human services (DHSS) continue to put together the rules and regulations that will govern how Cannabis products are regulated.  
This is a very exciting time to be living in the Show-Me-State!
Here are the qualifying conditions if you would like to get a medical marijuana card:

1. Cancer;
2. Epilepsy;
3. Glaucoma;
4. Intractable migraines unresponsive to other treatment;
5. A chronic medical condition that causes severe, persistent pain or persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those associated with multiple sclerosis, seizures, Parkinson’s disease, and Tourette’s syndrome;
6. Debilitating psychiatric disorders, including, but not limited to, post-traumatic stress disorder, if diagnosed by a state licensed psychiatrist;
7. Human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome;
8. A chronic medical condition that is normally treated with a prescription medication that could lead to physical or psychological dependence, when a physician determines that medical use of marijuana could be effective in treating that condition and would serve as a safer alternative to the prescription medication;
9. Any terminal illness; or
10. In the professional judgment of a physician, any other chronic, debilitating or other medical condition, including, but not limited to, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, Huntington’s disease, autism, neuropathies, sickle cell anemia, agitation of Alzheimer’s disease, cachexia and wasting syndrome.

Reason #10 is one of the many reasons that I adore our great state!  Other states, including Florida, really limit the doctors in what qualifies for treatment with cannabis.  But, in Missouri, the state (thanks to smart thinking planning on Ammendment 2)  puts faith in our physicians and have allowed a physician to prescribe cannabis/marijuana for any chronic or other condition that they deem would benefit from the treatment!

SOURCE: https://health.mo.gov/safety/medical-marijuana/index.php