Cannabis and Congenital Disorders

Congenital disorders are defined as physical or mental traits, anomalies, malformations or diseases existing at birth that are either hereditary or due to some influence occurring during gestation. George McMahon was born with a rare hereditary disorder called Nail Patella syndrome and he legally uses cannabis for the management of his symptoms.  Jacki Rickert from Wisconsin suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and she also found cannabis essential to her survival.  This page will  highlight a variety of congenital disorders in which cannabis has been found to have therapeutic benefit.