There are qualified medical diagnoses to get a New York medical marijuana ID card:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Cancer
Chronic pain
Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
Epilepsy
HIV /AIDS
Inflammatory bowel disease
Huntington's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Neuropathy
Opioid use disorder (only if enrolled in a treatment program pursuant to article 32 of the mental hygiene law.)
Opioid replacement
Parkinson's disease
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Any of the following conditions where it is clinically associated with, or a complication of, a condition under this paragraph or its treatment:
Cachexia/Wasting syndrome
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Severe or chronic pain
Severe nausea
Severe or persistent muscle spasm
Seizures
Opioid use disorder (only if enrolled in a treatment program pursuant to article 32 of the mental hygiene law)