Connecticut

Physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses licensed in Connecticut may certify patients with debilitating medical conditions for the palliative use of medical marijuana.

To certify a patient, the provider must be treating the patient for the qualifying medical condition for which medical marijuana is being recommended.

For Adults (18 years of age and older):

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
• Epilepsy
• Cachexia (Wasting Syndrome)
• Crohn's Disease
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome with Chronic Radiculopathy
• Severe Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type 1 and Type II
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
• Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
• Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
• Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia
• Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
• Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache
• Intractable Headache Syndromes
• Neuropathic Facial Pain
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• Chronic Neuropathic Pain Associated with Degenerative Spinal Disorders
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS Syndrome)
• Vulvodynia and Vulvar Burning
• Intractable Neuropathic Pain that Is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments
• Tourette Syndrome
• Chronic Pain of at least 6 months duration associated with a specified underlying chronic condition refractory to other treatment intervention
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Associated with Chronic Pain
• Chronic Pancreatitis, and
• Movement disorders associated with Huntington's disease
• Autism Spectrum Disorder 
• Female Orgasmic Difficulty/Disorder

Eligible Conditions for Minors:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Irreversible Spinal Cord Injury with Objective Neurological Indication of Intractable Spasticity
• Severe Epilepsy
• Terminal Illness Requiring End-Of-Life Care
• Uncontrolled Intractable Seizure Disorder
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• Intractable Neuropathic Pain that is Unresponsive to Standard Medical Treatments
• Tourette's Syndrome for patients who have failed standard medical treatment
• Chronic Pancreatitis for patients whose pain is recalcitrant to standard medical management

Before certifying patients for the palliative use of medical marijuana, providers must complete the following steps.

Step 1: Confirm your eligibility

Confirm that you meet the requirements for physicians, physician assistants, or advanced practice registered nurses who certify patients for the Medical Marijuana Program.

This includes having the proper Connecticut licenses and required registrations. Requirements and Eligibility.

Step 2: Create a DAS Business Network account

Create a DAS Business Network Account so you can access the online medical marijuana registration system.

Step 3: Log in to the registration system

Log in to the registration system using your DEA number and the last four digits of your Social Security number.

Step 4: Collect patient contact information

Before submitting a patient certification, be prepared to enter the patient’s contact information into the patient profile page.

You will need:

• A valid email address for the patient; and
• A primary telephone number for the patient.

This information must be included before the certification can be submitted.

A qualifying patient’s registration is valid for up to one year from the date the patient is certified by their physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse. Before their registration expires, schedule an appointment with your physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse.

The provider must:

• Confirm patient is still under their care;
• Provide the date of the recertification exam.
• Confirm that there is still a bona fide provider-patient relationship.
• Complete the required certifications at the end of the form; and
• Update any information that has changed since the previous year, such as a new address.

Medical professionals have a legal right to recommend cannabis as a treatment in any state, as protected by the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (Title III section 301) which became law on December 2, 2022, and the First Amendment (established by a 2004 United States Supreme Court decision to uphold earlier federal court rulings that doctors, and their patients have a fundamental Constitutional right to freely discuss treatment options).

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