Pubdate: Thu, 08 Aug 2013
Source: Daily Tribune, The (Royal Oak, MI)
Copyright: 2013 The Daily Tribune
Contact:  http://www.dailytribune.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1579
Page: A10

STATE PANEL ADDS PTSD TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA LIST

LANSING (AP) - A Michigan panel has given the preliminary go-ahead to
add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of illnesses qualifying
for medical marijuana use in the state.

It would be the first addition since medical marijuana was approved by
voters in 2008.

The Michigan Medical Marijuana Review Panel on Tuesday also rejected
adding autism, asthma and insomnia to the list.

An earlier iteration of the panel added Parkinson's disease to the
list. But a state agency denied the petitions in May because the yes
votes didn't constitute a quorum.

A public hearing on PTSD and insomnia must be scheduled within 60
days. The head of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs will have final say on whether to add PTSD to the list of
debilitating conditions.
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