State Status
On the list below, you can see the status for each of the states in our mission to get Female Orgasm Difficulty (FOD) added as a condition of treatment for medical cannabis. If you would like to support our mission and help us get approval in more states, please click here to join our mailing list.
Past Meetings
- February 14, 2024 - Ohio Medical Cannabis Board recommended adding FOD as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis. Public comment opened until February 29, 2024 and Ohio to conduct expert review. Public comments submitted can be found here.
- March 11, 2024 - Illinois Medical Cannabis Board recommended adding FOD as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis. Awaiting Director's final approval.
- March 13, 2024 - Ohio Medical Cannabis Board held their second meeting - this time reviewing public comments and hiring two experts, Dr. Brett Worly and Dr. White, to conduct an expert review. They will give their reports on May 4, 2024.
- May 4, 2024 - Ohio Medical Cannabis Board - In person meeting. The Board recommended adding FOD on February 14, 2024. Second meeting held March 13, 2024 where the Board approved hiring two doctors, Dr. Brett Worly and Dr. John White, to give expert opinion on adding FOD as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis. The Board hired doctors who do not use cannabis in their practices. The doctors recommended FOD not be approved.
- May 13, 2024 - New Mexico Medical Cannabis Board Meeting. Board recommending tabling the discussion until October 7th, 2024. To email a letter of support, put in the subject line, “MCAB 10-07-2024. petition 2004-01”. and email to: medical.cannabis@DOH.nm.gov
- June 7, 2024 Connecticut Medical Cannabis Board held their meeting and approved adding FOD as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis. CT became the first US state to approve adding FOD.
- September 11, 2024, the state of Arkansas accepted public comments for the petition to add FOD as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis.
- October 3, 2024, the state of Oregon held a public meeting to accept public comments regarding adding FOD as a qualifying condition with medical cananbis.
- October 7, 2024, the state of New Mexico held a public meeting after tabling the meeting on May 13, 2024, and voted 7-2 in favor of adding FOD as a qualifying condition with medical cannabis. We will now wait for state level review/approval.
- GROUP 1 - petitioned between September 2023-October 2024
- Connecticut- submitted by Dr. Suzanne Mulvehill
- Mississippi - submitted by Dr. Jordan Tishler
- New Mexico - submitted by Dr. David Ley
- Illinois - submitted by Gabriella Bova
- Ohio - submitted by Dr. Suzanne Mulvehill
- GROUP 2 - petitioned April/May, 2024
- Arkansas - by Sarah Hanson
- Colorado - by Amanda Moser
- Maryland - by Dr. Suzanne Mulvehill
- Oregon - by Rebecca Andersson
- Pennsylvania - by Dr. Suzanne Mulvehill
- New Jersey - by Dr. Nan Wise
- GROUP 3 - to be petitioned between December/January, 2025
- Ohio - Dr. Douglas Woo volunteered to resubmit the petition
- Hawaii - seeing volunteer to submit petition
- Michigan - seeking volunteer to submit petition
- Nevada - seeing volunteer to submit petition
- Arizona - seeing volunteer to petition
States that have added Female Orgasm Difficulty as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
CONNECTICUT was officially added female orgasm difficulty to their list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana on June 10, 2024. Click here for the state’s press release. Click here for NBC-CT’s news report. Click here for Marijuana Moments’ news report.
ILLINOIS – on March 11, 2024, the Illinois Medical Cannabis Board unanimously approved adding FOD as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis. Awaiting official approval from the State Health Director. See the press release.
New Mexico – on October 7, 2024, the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Board voted 7-2 in favor of adding FOD as a qualifying condition with medical cannabis. Awaiting official approval from the Secretary of Health.
States that have denied adding Female Orgasm Difficulty as a condition of treatment with medical cannabis
Ohio – The Ohio Medical Cannabis Board voted to deny adding FOD as a qualifying condition after two medical doctors, Dr. John White and Dr. Brett Worley, gave expert testimony recommending denial. It is important to note that neither Dr. John White or Dr. Brett Worley are medical cannabis physicians.
Dr. Douglas Woo, a practicing medical doctor in Athens, Ohio, volunteered to re-submit the petition. We will resubmit in the next open petition period – between Nov/Dec, 2024.
Mississippi – the state health director, Dr. Daniel Edney wrote a letter in denial of adding FOD. We will resubmit in 2025 or 2026.