Qualifying Conditions

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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