The Florida Department of Health Office of Medical Marijuana Use has a variety of resources available for physicians and patients. The below information comes from the Florida Department of Health Website atfloridahealth.gov.
In order to qualify to order medical marijuana for patients, a physician must have an active, unrestricted license as a physician under Chapter 458, F.S., or osteopathic physician under Chapter 459, F.S. Additionally, a physician employed as a medical director by a dispensing organization may not order medical marijuana for patients.
Physician Resources:
- Physicians must complete the required course and examination
- Click here for requirements of qualified patients and ordering physicians
- Click here for a list of physicians who have completed the required training
Patient Resources:
Qualifying conditions include:
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- HIV
- AIDS
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Crohn’s disease
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Medical conditions of the same kind or class as or comparable to those above
- A terminal condition diagnosed by a physician other than the qualified physician issuing the physician certification
- Chronic nonmalignant pain caused by a qualifying medical condition or that originates from a qualifying medical condition and persists beyond the usual course of that qualifying medical condition.
credit:dcmsonline.org
