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NJ A1808

NJ A1808
Authorizes medical marijuana for treatment of dysmenorrhea.


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Introduced
01/09/2018
In Committee
01/09/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020

Introduced Session

2018-2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill adds dysmenorrhea, which is pain associated with menstruation, to the list of medical conditions for which a doctor may authorize medical marijuana for a patient. In order for a patient to be authorized for medical marijuana for this purpose, the bill requires the patient's dysmenorrhea to be resistant to conventional medical therapy. Medical marijuana may currently be authorized to treat a number of medical conditions that are otherwise resistant to conventional therapy, including seizure disorders, intractable skeletal muscular spasticity, and glaucoma, as well as certain other conditions.

AI Summary

This bill adds dysmenorrhea, or pain associated with menstruation, to the list of medical conditions for which a doctor may authorize medical marijuana for a patient. In order for a patient to be authorized for medical marijuana to treat dysmenorrhea, the condition must be resistant to conventional medical therapy, similar to how medical marijuana can currently be authorized to treat other conditions, such as seizure disorders, intractable skeletal muscular spasticity, and glaucoma, that are otherwise resistant to conventional treatment.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee (on 01/09/2018)

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