Only patients who are legal Rhode Island residents and have been diagnosed with one of the qualifying conditions are eligible to receive medical cannabis in Rhode Island.
A debilitating medical condition is defined by the Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Act as:
- Cancer or the treatment of this condition
- Glaucoma or the treatment of this condition
- Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or the treatment of this condition
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or the treatment of this condition
- Hepatitis C or the treatment of this condition
- PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Must be at least 18 years old.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (Specific symptoms and requirements must be met) (Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis Requirements)
A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following:
- Cachexia or wasting syndrome
- Severe, debilitating, chronic pain
- Severe nausea
- Seizures, including but not limited to those characteristic of epilepsy
- Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis or Crohn’s disease
- Agitation related to Alzheimer’s Disease
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