Pennsylvania qualifying conditions: the full official list

The official list

• ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) — listed as “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)”
• Anxiety — listed as “Anxiety disorders”
• Autism spectrum disorder — listed as “Autism”
• Cancer — listed as “Cancer, including remission therapy”
• Chronic pain — listed as “Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin, or severe chronic or intractable pain”
• Crohn's & IBD — listed as “Crohn's disease”
• Epilepsy & seizures — listed as “Epilepsy”
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis C — listed as “Chronic Hepatitis C”
• Huntington's disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neuropathy (nerve pain) — listed as “Damage to the nervous tissue of the central nervous system with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, and other associated neuropathies”
• Opioid use disorder — listed as “Opioid use disorder where conventional treatment is contraindicated or ineffective, or as adjunctive therapy”
• PTSD — listed as “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”
• Parkinson's disease
• Severe muscle spasms & spasticity — listed as “Damage to the nervous tissue of the central nervous system with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, and other associated neuropathies”
• Sickle cell disease — listed as “Sickle cell anemia”
• Terminal illness & hospice — listed as “Terminal illness”
• Tourette syndrome

Always confirm against the official Pennsylvania list, which can change.

What to do next

1. Create a patient profile in the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Registry using your Pennsylvania driver's license or state ID.
2. See a Department-registered practitioner, in person or by live phone or video, who certifies at least one serious medical condition.
3. Log back into the registry and pay the $50 card fee, or claim the waiver if you are on Medicaid, PACE/PACENET, CHIP, SNAP or WIC.
4. Pay within 60 days of your certification date.
5. Wait about three weeks for your ID card to be printed and mailed.
6. Take your card and ID to a Pennsylvania dispensary to buy medical marijuana.

Sources

• Medical Marijuana Program - PA Department of Health
• Medical Marijuana Patients - PA Department of Health
• Renew - PA Department of Health
• Medical Professionals - PA Department of Health
• 28 Pa. Code Chapter 1161a (Medical Marijuana Dispensaries)

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.