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Board approves autism spectrum disorder as qualifying condition for adults in medical-marijuana program
Summary
After public comment from a nurse practitioner who described symptom improvement on CBD/THC tinctures, the board voted to add autism spectrum disorder to the program’s list of debilitating conditions for adults only.
The Connecticut Medical Marijuana Program’s Board of Physicians voted to add autism spectrum disorder to the state’s list of debilitating conditions for adults.
Cheyenne, a Connecticut nurse practitioner who participates in the program and petitions on behalf of patients, told the board she was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as an adult and that a CBD/THC tincture substantially improved her symptoms. “My whole life, I’ve been on and off different medications because of insurance. The side…
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