Opioid addiction, autism, general anxiety, chronic anxiety, depression and insomnia were selected Wednesday for more study as qualifying conditions for medical marijuana in Ohio.

A committee of the Ohio State Medical Board met in Columbus to select those conditions as Ohio prepares for the first sales of medical marijuana, perhaps as early as next week.

The Ohio law sets 21 qualifying conditions for patients to get medical marijuana but opens an annual window for suggestions to add to the list. In November and December, Ohioans submitted 110 petitions suggesting a wide spectrum of conditions.

Medical board lawyers examined the petitions and, on Wednesday, the board’s Medical Marijuana Condition Expert Review Committee made choices: opioid addiction, autism, general anxiety, chronic anxiety, depression and insomnia. New York and Pennsylvania allow medical marijuana to be recommended to treat opioid addiction.

The committee will consult with medical specialists as well as experts in other medical marijuana programs and is expected to make recommendations to the full Medical Board by June 30.

Board spokeswoman Tessie Pollock said that of the 110 petitions, 54 failed to meet requirements for consideration. Another 44 were thrown out because they suggested a condition already listed in the law, such as multiple sclerosis, or an ailment similar to a qualifying condition, such as chronic pain.

Three petitions were set aside as incomplete, but Pollock said the committee voted to give petitioners 30 days to add missing materials.

To obtain medical marijuana, patients must hold a doctor’s recommendation to enter state-regulated dispensaries. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana to treat medical conditions.

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