North Dakota qualifying conditions: the full official list

The official list

• ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) — listed as “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)”
• Alzheimer's disease — listed as “Agitation of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia”
• Anorexia & appetite loss — listed as “Anorexia nervosa”
• Anxiety — listed as “Anxiety disorder”
• Arthritis — listed as “Rheumatoid arthritis”
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Cachexia & wasting syndrome — listed as “A chronic or debilitating disease or its treatment that causes cachexia or wasting; severe debilitating pain unresponsive to other treatment for more than 3 months; intractable nausea; seizures; or severe and persistent muscle spasms (including from multiple sclerosis)”
• Cancer
• Chronic back pain — listed as “Spinal stenosis or chronic back pain, including neuropathy or spinal cord nerve damage with intractable spasticity”
• Chronic pain — listed as “A chronic or debilitating disease or its treatment that causes cachexia or wasting; severe debilitating pain unresponsive to other treatment for more than 3 months; intractable nausea; seizures; or severe and persistent muscle spasms (including from multiple sclerosis)”
• Cirrhosis — listed as “Decompensated cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C”
• Crohn's & IBD — listed as “Crohn's disease”
• Degenerative disc disease — listed as “Spinal stenosis or chronic back pain, including neuropathy or spinal cord nerve damage with intractable spasticity”
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Endometriosis
• Epilepsy & seizures — listed as “Epilepsy”
• Fibromyalgia
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS — listed as “Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)”
• Hepatitis C — listed as “Decompensated cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C”
• Interstitial cystitis
• Migraines — listed as “Migraine”
• Multiple sclerosis — listed as “A chronic or debilitating disease or its treatment that causes cachexia or wasting; severe debilitating pain unresponsive to other treatment for more than 3 months; intractable nausea; seizures; or severe and persistent muscle spasms (including from multiple sclerosis)”
• Nausea & appetite loss — listed as “A chronic or debilitating disease or its treatment that causes cachexia or wasting; severe debilitating pain unresponsive to other treatment for more than 3 months; intractable nausea; seizures; or severe and persistent muscle spasms (including from multiple sclerosis)”
• Neuropathy (nerve pain) — listed as “Spinal stenosis or chronic back pain, including neuropathy or spinal cord nerve damage with intractable spasticity”
• PTSD — listed as “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Severe muscle spasms & spasticity — listed as “Spinal stenosis or chronic back pain, including neuropathy or spinal cord nerve damage with intractable spasticity”
• Spinal cord injury or disease — listed as “Spinal stenosis or chronic back pain, including neuropathy or spinal cord nerve damage with intractable spasticity”
• Spinal stenosis — listed as “Spinal stenosis or chronic back pain, including neuropathy or spinal cord nerve damage with intractable spasticity”
• Terminal illness & hospice — listed as “A terminal illness”
• Tourette syndrome
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) — listed as “A brain injury”

Always confirm against the official North Dakota list, which can change.

What to do next

1. Make sure you have a qualifying condition and an ongoing treatment relationship with a North Dakota physician, PA or APRN.
2. Create an account on the Medical Marijuana Registration Portal (mmregistration.health.nd.gov) and verify your email.
3. Fill out the patient application with your North Dakota address, a photo for your card and a copy of your North Dakota ID.
4. Enter your provider's name and email address correctly; the provider completes the written certification online.
5. Name up to five caregivers if needed, then sign the attestation and pay the $40 fee online or by mail.
6. Allow 2-4 weeks for processing, then buy from a registered North Dakota dispensary.

Sources

• Medical Marijuana - ND Department of Health and Human Services
• Adult Patient Application Instructions (3/2026, ND HHS PDF)
• Patient Application FAQs (8/2025, ND HHS PDF)
• NDCC Chapter 19-24.1 Medical Marijuana (ND Legislative Branch PDF)

This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. Laws change — confirm details with your state agency. State facts last checked October 7, 2026.