Status
Medical CBD
Law Signed:
2015
QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
- Autism
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Incurable neurodegenerative disorders
- Intractable Epilepsy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Seizure disorders
- Terminal cancer
PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS
Low-THC (no more than 0.5 percent)/high CBD (not less than 10 percent) oil preparations
HOME CULTIVATION
No
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES
Yes, up to three licensed facilities
CAREGIVERS
No
RECIPROCITY
No
CONTACT INFORMATION
The law took effect September 1, 2015. However, the language of the law calls for a physician’s “prescription” rather than a doctor’s recommendation, as is the case in all other active medical marijuana states. Under federal law, physicians cannot legally ‘prescribe’ cannabis or any schedule I substance (such as CBD). Rather, the federal courts have previously upheld the right of physicians to make oral or written recommendations in support of a patients’ therapeutic cannabis use. Consequently, to date very few physicians have registered to participate in the state’s program.