Remember the Golden Rule... The Florida Department of Health will be meeting to address the rules on dosing of medical cannabis. As directed by the Florida law, they must address daily dose amounts and equivalent dose amounts for each allowable form of cannabis dispensed by a medical marijuana treatment center. As you contemplate this rule let me say this...remember the golden rule...you know how it goes... It [...]
"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb." Winston S. Churchill As physicians, there is no one more vested in patient safety as we are [...]
I think everyone can agree that there is a need for developing and implementing robust public quality standards for the sake of patient protection. Determining who the best entity is to carry out this charge is left to be seen here is Florida. Regulatory standards are most definitely needed. However, if this means waiting on the FDA and DEA to have input when cannabis is still a scheduled 1 [...]
In Florida, medical cannabis laws have been in place for the last couple of years and with the last election in November 2016 with the passage of Amendment 2, the ability to use medical cannabis for extended medical conditions became a reality for many patients. Or did it? There is still much concern amongst certified physicians who are trying to help their patients with the use of medical cannabis [...]
