What medical conditions qualify for a Certificate in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, the following conditions may qualify you for a certificate:

• Cancer associated with severe/chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, or cachexia or severe wasting
• Glaucoma.
• HIV/AIDS
• Tourette Syndrome
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Seizures, including those characteristic of Epilepsy
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of Multiple Sclerosis.
• Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease
• Terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of less than one year*
• Intractable pain
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Autism
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Chronic pain (effective Aug. 2020)

*To qualify for the program, you must suffer from cancer or a terminal illness with a probable life expectancy of under one year, if your illness or its treatment produces one or more of the following: severe or chronic pain; nausea or severe vomiting; or Cachexia or severe wasting.