The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgia’s medical marijuana program allows possession of a low THC oil form of the medication for patients with the following conditions:
■ Cancer, end stage or if 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 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 the patient is 18 or older, or less than 18 years old 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
■ 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