Are you Eligible?

Under the  Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR), an individual can only apply for an authorization to possess dried marihuana for medical purposes if she/he is seriously ill, resides in Canada and has the support of a licensed medical practitioner (medical doctor).

Before you apply for the Marihuana Medical Access Program, your medical doctor and yourself must both be willing to declare that conventional treatment(s) for the Category 1 or 2 symptoms described below have been tried or considered, and have been found to be ineffective or medically inappropriate for the treatment of your health condition.

Your Symptoms and Conditions

To be authorized to possess marihuana for a medical purpose, your symptoms and conditions must fall within either Category 1 OR Category 2, as determined by a licenced medical practitioner (medical doctor):

Category 1

• Any symptom treated as part of compassionate end-of-life care,
  
  OR
  
  
• Symptoms related to specific medical conditions, namely:
  • Severe pain and/or persistent muscle spasms from multiple sclerosis
  • Severe pain and/or persistent muscle spasms from a spinal cord injury
  • Severe pain and/or persistent muscle spasms from a spinal cord disease
  • Severe pain, cachexia, anorexia, weight loss, and/or severe nausea from cancer
  • Severe pain, cachexia, anorexia, weight loss, and/or severe nausea from HIV/AIDS infection
  • Severe pain from severe forms of arthritis
  • Seizures from epilepsy

Category 2

• A debilitating symptom that is associated with a medical condition or with the medical treatment of that condition, other than those described in Category 1.