One of the most controversial laws to go into effect today in Connecticut is one legalizing medical marijuana.
Starting today, patients who are receiving medical treatment for a debilitating medical conditions set out in the law could qualify for a temporary registration certificate.
Among the debilitating conditions people can obtain medical marijuana for include cancer, glaucoma, AIDS or HIV, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, cachexia (emaciation often caused by cancer or cardiac diseases), wasting syndrome, Chrohn’s disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other medical conditions, treatments and diseases. Read the rest of the article here.

