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All seven of the new conditions recommended by the board have been approved by the commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection. However, the conditions must also be approved by the state legislature’s regulation review committee before they become legal.
Connecticut currently allows 22 conditions to qualify for the legal use of medical cannabis, including cancer, epilepsy, and cystic fibrosis. The state has 19,117 patients who are registered to use medical cannabis, a number that is certain to expand if these new conditions are approved.