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NEWS & PRESS: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS

NEWS & PRESS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS

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: 

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

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