In order to become a patient who is eligible to receive medical marijuana treatment in Florida, there are certain criteria you must follow.

• You must be a Florida Resident with a valid Florida I.D. as proof of residency.
• Patients, or their legal guardians, are required to provide the physician with written informed consent.
• All patients will be required to register with the Department of Health, details will be provided once the Florida Medical Marijuana Program has been implemented by the DOH.

According to the law, as per Amendment 2, patients in Florida diagnosed with one of the following “debilitating medical conditions”, are afforded legal protection under the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative:

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
• Cancer
• Crohn’s disease
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Or any other ailment/condition of the same type/class as or comparable to those enumerated, as determined by a physician’s opinion that the medical use of marijuana would surpass any potential health risks.

• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Crohn’s disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Medical conditions of the same kind or class as or comparable to the others listed.
• A terminal condition diagnosed by a physician other than the qualified physician issuing the physician certification.
• Chronic nonmalignant pain caused by a qualifying medical condition or that originates from a qualifying medical condition and persists beyond the usual course of that qualifying medical condition.