New Conditions Panel 4-5-13

Looks like we got Parkinson's and PTSD as approved conditions in Michigan today. Still needs to go to LARA for final approval, but both were voted in today by the Panel.

Preliminary votes on Asthma, Autism, and Insomnia were voted down, but they are going to allow public testimony and vote again.

Dr. Bob

Please let us know when Lara finalizes these condition additions, this is really great news!!Insomnia and Asthma would be crucial too but I can see where Autism may be more controversialThanks for the update... I see this as a little glimmer of optimism for the michigan mmj program.

They are both (asthma and insomnia) conditions that can generally be 'covered' under other previously approved conditions. Right now we have another one on bipolar disorder and we're looking for someone interested in being the point person for it. I'd like to see chronic persistent anxiety. That is harder to 'cover' under something else and deserves it's own heading. My personal interest is using cannabis to help with narcotic withdrawal.

If anyone is interested in either of these projects (bipolar or narcotic withdrawal) and is willing to help with the research, please contact me via PM.

The key here is to keep one or two in the pipeline at all times, or else we might see the panel dissolved due to lack of 'interest' in new conditions.

Dr. Bob

Glad to see new possibilities for others here in Michigan with said conditions . We need more examples of the positive effects of medical marijuana and its diverse indications

Yeah, they aren't dead yet, but need more work.

Dr. Bob