Medical marijuana became legalized in Connecticut in 2012 when Governor Dannel Molloy signed the Marijuana Palliative Use Act. Though, as of July 2021, recreational cannabis was legalized, and the sale of recreational marijuana should begin by the end of 2022. In Connecticut, there are three simple things you must do to obtain your medical marijuana card. First, to be eligible, you must be diagnosed with a medical condition that will benefit from medical marijuana treatment. Second, you must obtain a written certification recommendation from a registered Connecticut physician. Lastly, you must complete a medical marijuana application with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. There is a $100 application fee.
Connecticut qualifying conditions for medical marijuana:
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy
- Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 and Type II
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
- Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
- Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia
- Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia
- Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache
- Intractable Headache Syndromes
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Chronic Neuropathic Pain Associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders
- Interstitial Cystitis
- MALS Syndrome (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome)
- Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments
- Tourette Syndrome
- Chronic Pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatment intervention
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated with Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pancreatitis
- Movement disorders associated with Huntington’s Disease
- Cancer
- Glaucoma
- Positive Status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
- Epilepsy
- Cachexia
- Wasting Syndrome
- Crohn’s Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Qualifying conditions for minors:
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments
- Tourette Syndrome for patients who have failed standard medical treatment
- Severe Epilepsy
- Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
- Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Chronic Pancreatitis for patients whose pain is recalcitrant to standard medical management
- Cystic Fibrosis (Effective 2016)
- Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
Top Connecticut medical marijuana dispensaries:
Caring Nature, Waterbury-
Caring Nature dispensary is located at 237 East Aurora Street in Waterbury. Before opening the dispensary, owner David Sullivan was a pharmacist but wanted to open Caring Nature to allow patients of the greater area access to Connecticut’s medical marijuana program. Their product list ranges from extracts, edibles, flower, pre-rolls, tinctures, topicals, vapes, and accessories.
Southern Connecticut Wellness and Healing, Milford-
Southern Connecticut Wellness is located at 318 New Haven Avenue, Unit B in Milford. Southern Connecticut Wellness values their committment to providing their patients and caregivers with the best possible service. Products sold here include capsules, concentrates, flower, edibles, oral solutions, oral sprays, oral syringes, topicals, and vape oils. Watch out for their community events!
Prime Wellness of Connecticut, LLC, South Windsor-
Prime Wellness is located at 75 John Fitch Boulevard in South Windsor. Their menu contains artridges, concentrates, edibles, extracts, flower, hybrid, indica, pre-rolls, sativa, and tinctures, which may all be ordered online. Online they provide dosage guidelines, because everyone’s tolerance and reaction is different.
For more information about attaining a medical marijuana card in Connecticut, click here.
