Ohio Medical Cannabis Program rejects autism & female orgasmic disorder

The Columbus Dispatch shares that although the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control is close to unveiling their medical cannabis program, a couple of conditions that neighboring states recognize will not be qualifying conditions. The State Medical Board of Ohio rejected autism and female orgasmic difficulty disorder to the list of conditions for which a patient can get medical marijuana:

Medical marijuana products have a lower THC level cap, 70%, than what voters approved in November for recreational, 90%, and combustibles aren’t available in the medical program. But medical marijuana isn’t subject to the 10% tax that adult-use will be, among other differences between the products available.

Medical marijuana advocates and state lawmakers alike have been fighting for people with autism to be allowed to use cannabis for many years but continue to be rejected by the state board. Several other states like, neighboring Michigan and Pennsylvania, include it among their qualifying conditions for medical cannabis use.

Female orgasmic difficulty disorder, a condition in which a woman is unable to reach orgasm during sexual stimulation, recently cleared Connecticut’s Medical Marijuana Board of Physicians and is now a qualified condition in their medical marijuana program. Autism also joined that list.

The research is scarce, but a 2022 study found female orgasmic difficulty disorder can be improved with cannabis use. A panel in Illinois also voted to make the disorder a qualifying condition for medical marijuana.

Read on for more & hey Michigan legislators – can we add female orgasmic difficulty disorder to our list of conditions?