A Bill The West Virginia medical marijuana program would be expanded by the new law that was introduced this week. It allows healthcare providers to refer patients for the program on the basis of clinical judgment, rather than following a list with fixed conditions. WVNews reports. Reports.
The bill’s text states that “attending physicians will be able to use their professional judgment to certify whether a serious medical condition of a patient would benefit from medical cannabis.”
Patients can only use medical marijuana under the state’s current laws if diagnosed with one of these conditions:
- Cancer
- HIV/AIDS
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Spinal cord injuries with neurologic spasticity
- Epilepsy
- Neuropathies
- Huntington’s Disease
- Crohn’s Disease
- Post-Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Intractable seizures
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Chronic or severe pain with neuropathic cause
- A terminal illness that has a one-year or lower life expectancy
The Committee on Health and Human Resources is currently considering the proposal. If approved, it would then need to be voted on by the House of Representatives.
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