Connecticut medical marijuana card or renewal online

To qualify, a patient needs to be diagnosed by a Connecticut-licensed physician as having one of the following debilitating medical conditions that is specifically identified in the law. Patients also have to be at least 18 years of age and be a resident of Connecticut. An inmate confined in a correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the Department of Correction will not qualify, regardless of their medical condition.

For Adults, Debilitating Medical Conditions Include:
Cancer (Effective 2012)
Glaucoma (Effective 2012)
Positive Status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Effective 2012)
Parkinson’s Disease (Effective 2012)
Multiple Sclerosis (Effective 2012)
Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2012)
Epilepsy (Effective 2012)
Cachexia (Effective 2012)
Wasting Syndrome (Effective 2012)
Crohn’s Disease (Effective 2012)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Effective 2012)
Sickle Cell Disease (Effective 2016)*
Post Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy (Effective 2016)*
Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (Effective 2016)*
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Effective 2016)*
Ulcerative Colitis (Effective 2016)*
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 and Type II (Effective 2016)*
Cerebral Palsy (Effective 2016)
Cystic Fibrosis (Effective 2016)
Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2016)
Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care (Effective 2016)
Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder (Effective 2016)
Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia (Effective 2018)*
Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (Effective 2018)*
Post Herpetic Neuralgia (Effective 2018)*
Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache (Effective 2018)*
Intractable Headache Syndromes (Effective 2018)*
Neuropathic Facial Pain (Effective 2018)*
Muscular Dystrophy (Effective 2018)*
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Effective 2018)*
Chronic Neuropathic Pain Associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders (Effective 2018)*
Interstitial Cystitis (Effective 2019)*
MALS Syndrome (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome) (Effective 2019)*
Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning (Effective 2019)*
Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments (Effective 2019)*
Tourette Syndrome (Effective 2019)*
Chronic Pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatment intervention (Effective 2020)*
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated with Chronic Pain (Effective 2020)*
For Patients Under 18, Debilitating Medical Conditions Include:
Cerebral Palsy (Effective 2016)
Cystic Fibrosis (Effective 2016)
Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity (Effective 2016)
Severe Epilepsy (Effective 2016)
Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care (Effective 2016)
Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder (Effective 2016)
Muscular Dystrophy (Effective 2018)*
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Effective 2018)*
Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments (Effective 2019)*
Tourette Syndrome for patients who have failed standard medical treatment (Effective 2019)*
* Conditions were approved by the Regulation Review Committee via the recommendation of the Board of Physicians and Commissioner of Consumer Protection.Qualifications for a Registration Certificate:
Qualifying patient must be a Connecticut resident.
Qualifying patient cannot be an inmate confined in a correctional institution or facility under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Corrections.

The first step is to make an appointment with the physician treating you for the debilitating condition for which you seek to use marijuana. You will not be able to register in the system until the Department receives a certification from your physician that you have been diagnosed with a condition that qualifies for the use of medical marijuana and that, in his or her opinion, the potential benefits of the palliative use of marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks of such use. We began accepting physician certifications on October 1, 2012. Once your physician has certified you for the use of marijuana, the Department will seek additional information and documents from you demonstrating, among other things, your identity and residency to determine whether you are qualified under the statute to register with the Department. Once the Department receives the required information, we will make a determination as to whether you are eligible for a registration certificate and, if so, one will be sent to you.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection has established a Board of Physicians consisting of physicians or surgeons who are board-certified in one of the following specialties: neurology, pain medicine, pain management, medical oncology, psychiatry, infectious disease, family medicine or gynecology. The board will recommend to the Department of Consumer Protection additional medical conditions, medical treatments, or diseases to be added to the list of medical conditions that qualify for the palliative use of marijuana. To be added as a qualifying condition, such recommendations will need to be approved by the Department and implemented by the adoption of a regulation. The Department of Consumer Protection’s regulations on medical marijuana have set out a process by which members of the public can petition the Board of Physicians to recommend additional medical conditions, medical treatment or diseases to the list of conditions that qualify for the palliative use of marijuana.

No. The law explicitly says it does not.