This from the
wa.gov website FAQ:
Why are depression and anxiety not included in the list of qualifying conditions?
"The Medical Quality Assurance Commission has the authority to add qualifying conditions to the current list. The commission received a request to add these conditions to the list of qualifying conditions. The commission denied the request, citing a lack of scientific evidence supporting improved health outcomes from the use of medical marijuana for those conditions."
Unless your doctor makes a determination that you suffer from an illness as defined (below) by law, and that MM may relieve yor condition, when no other drug does, you are not eligible to recieve a MM card.
" (3) "Qualifying patient" means a person who:
(a) Is a patient of a physician licensed under chapter
18.71 or
18.57 RCW;
(b) Has been diagnosed by that physician as having a terminal or debilitating medical condition;
(c) Is a resident of the state of Washington at the time of such diagnosis;
(d) Has been advised by that physician about the risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana; and
(e) Has been advised by that physician that they may benefit from the medical use of marijuana.
(4) "Terminal or debilitating medical condition" means:
(a) Cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), multiple sclerosis, epilepsy or other seizure disorder, or spasticity disorders; or
(b) Intractable pain, limited for the purpose of this chapter to mean pain unrelieved by standard medical treatments and medications; or
(c) Glaucoma, either acute or chronic, limited for the purpose of this chapter to mean increased intraocular pressure unrelieved by standard treatments and medications; or
(d) Crohn's disease with debilitating symptoms unrelieved by standard treatments or medications; or
(e) Hepatitis C with debilitating nausea or intractable pain unrelieved by standard treatments or medications; or
(f) Diseases, including anorexia, which result in nausea, vomiting, wasting, appetite loss, cramping, seizures, muscle spasms, or spasticity, when these symptoms are unrelieved by standard treatments or medications; or
(g) Any other medical condition duly approved by the Washington state medical quality assurance commission in consultation with the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery as directed in this chapter."
The only other thing you can do is lobby your politicians, participate in clinical trials (if available), and support legalization reform, in the hopes that the laws will be changed.
