Illnesses Treatable with Medical Cannabis Proponents of medical cannabis have used the CBD and THC found in cannabis for an extremely wide variety of illnesses throughout history. Today, doctors prescribe medicinal cannabis as a treatment for issues such as sleeping disorders, aches and pains, and eating conditions related to other medical treatments like chemotherapy. Below is a general list of ailments with symptoms or ailments that proponents claim can be treated with medical marijuana. (United Patients Group does not intend to give this as professional medical advice. Do not attempt to self diagnose, or prescribe treatment based on the information provided in this page. Always consult your physician before making any decision on the treatment of a medical condition.) Rheumatoid Arthritis Hereditary Spinal Ataxia Acquired Hypothyroidism Hepatitis C Acute Gastritis HIV/AIDS Agoraphobia Hospice Patients AIDS Related Illness Huntington's Disease Alcohol Abuse Hypertension Alcoholism Hyperventilation Alopecia Areata Hypoglycemia Alzheimer's Disease Impotence Amphetamine Dependency Inflammatory Autoimmune-mediated Arthritis Amyloidosis Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Insomnia Angina Pectoris Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) Ankylosis Intractable Vomitting Anorexia Lipomatosis Anorexia Nervosa Lou Gehrig's Disease Anxiety Disorders Lyme Disease Any Chronic Medical Symptom that Limits Major Life Activities Lymphoma Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease Major Depression Arthritis Malignant Melanoma Arthritis (Rheumatoid) Mania Arthropathy, Gout Melorheostosis Aspergers Meniere's Disease Asthma Motion Sickness Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) Autism Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Autoimmune Disease Muscle Spasms Back Pain Muscular Dystrophy Back Sprain Myeloid Leukemia Bell's Palsy Nail-Patella Syndrome Bipolar Disorder Nightmares Brain Tumor, Malignant Obesity Bruxism Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Bulimia Opiate Dependence Cachexia Osteoarthritis Cancer Panic Disorder Cancer, Adrenal Cortical Parkinson's Disease Cancer, Endometrial Peripheral Neuropathy Cancer, Prostate Peritoneal Pain Cancer, Testicular Persistent Insomnia Cancer, Uterine Porphyria Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Post Polio Syndrome (PPS) Cerebral Palsy Post-traumatic Arthritis Cervical Disk Disease Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Cervicobrachial Syndrome Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Chemotherapy Prostatitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Psoriasis Chronic Pain Pulmonary Fibrosis Chronic renal failure Quadriplegia Cocaine Dependence Radiation Therapy (Learn more) Colitis Raynaud's Disease Conjunctivitis Reiter's Syndrome Constipation Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Crohn's Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis Cystic Fibrosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Damage to Spinal Cord Nervous Tissue Rosacea Darier's Disease Schizoaffective Disorder Degenerative Arthritis Schizophrenia Degenerative Arthropathy Scoliosis Delirium Tremens Sedative Dependence Dermatomyositis Seizures Diabetes, Adult Onset Senile Dementia Diabetes, Insulin Dependent Severe Nausea Diabetic Neuropathy Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Diabetic Peripheral Vascular Disease Sinusitis Diarrhea Skeletal Muscular Spasticity Diverticulitis Sleep Apnea Dysthymic Disorder Sleep Disorders Eczema Spasticity Emphysema Spinal Stenosis Emphysema Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) Endometriosis Stuttering Epidermolysis Bullosa Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) Epididymitis Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ) Epilepsy Tenosynovitis Felty's Syndrome Terminal Illness Fibromyalgia Thyroiditis Friedreich's Ataxia Tic Douloureux Gastritis Tietze's Syndrome Genital Herpes Tinnitus Glaucoma Tobacco Dependence Glioblastoma Multiforme Tourette's Syndrome Graves Disease Trichotillomania Headaches, Cluster Viral Hepatitis Headaches, Migraine Wasting Syndrome Headaches, Tension Whiplash Hemophilia A Wittmaack-Ekbom's Syndrome Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Writers' Cramp Keep in mind that the ailments listed above are not necessarily approved by each state as a medically sound reason to receive a medical marijuana recommendation. http://www.unitedpatientsgroup.com/resources/illnesses-treatable
