Source: State Medical Board of Ohio
The State Medical Board of Ohio (SMBO) received two petitions for potential new qualifying conditions during the 2024 petition window. The SMBO’s Medical Marijuana Committee is anticipated to meet Wednesday, February 12. At that meeting, the committee will decide which petitions will be considered.
- Refractory Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Female Orgasmic Dysfunction Disorder (FOD).
- The name and contact information
- Specific disease or condition requested to be added
- Information from experts who specialize in the study of the disease or condition
- Relevant medical or scientific evidence
- Consideration of whether conventional medical therapies are insufficient to treat or alleviate the disease or condition
- Evidence supporting the use of medical marijuana to treat or alleviate the disease or condition and other types of medical or scientific documentation
- Letters of support provided by physicians.Petitions that meet the requirements of OAC 4731-32-05 will proceed and be reviewed by subject matter experts.
Petitions submitted for the same condition will be combined for the reviews. Any petition for a condition that has been previously reviewed by the SMBO and rejected will be not be considered by the board unless new scientific research that supports the request is offered.
The SMBO’s committee will review the expert reports and then make a recommendation to the full SMBO for a vote to adopt/deny a petition to add the qualifying condition under review. A full SMBO vote is expected in summer 2025.
The SMBO’s rules (Ohio Administrative Code) for the qualifying conditions can be found online.
The next condition petition window is scheduled for Saturday-Wednesday, November 1 – December 31.