A panel of doctors is waiting to decide whether to add more ailments to the list currently eligible for medical marijuana treatment in Connecticut.
The state's Medical Marijuana Board of Physicians is weighing whether to add ALS, Fabry disease and ulcerative colitis to the list of 11 diseases and afflictions that can be treated with the drug. The panel decided Wednesday to keep the record open until March 25, providing time for additional written testimony to be submitted.
The group agreed to reconvene April 15 to vote on the three conditions.
In January, the group voted to add sickle cell disease, a condition known as failed back syndrome, and severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to the current list, which includes afflictions such as cancer and Parkinson's disease.
