doctors

  1. Katelyn Baker

    Pennsylvania's Legalization Of Marijuana Gives Doctors Pause

    As the Pennsylvania Department of Health works to finalize regulations for the state's now-legal medical marijuana program, one important question looms: Will physicians be willing to participate? The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classifies marijuana as an illegal Schedule I drug with...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    Pennsylvania's Legalization Of Marijuana Gives Doctors Pause

    As the Pennsylvania Department of Health works to finalize regulations for the state's now-legal medical marijuana program, one important question looms: Will physicians be willing to participate? The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classifies marijuana as an illegal Schedule I drug with...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    Doctors' Political Views Can Affect Advice Given To Patients, Says Survey

    Doctors' political beliefs can skew the advice they give patients on sensitive issues such as abortions and cannabis use, according to new research. A survey of more than 200 doctors found that those with conservative views were more likely than others to discourage patients from having an...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    Doctors' Political Views Can Affect Advice Given To Patients, Says Survey

    Doctors' political beliefs can skew the advice they give patients on sensitive issues such as abortions and cannabis use, according to new research. A survey of more than 200 doctors found that those with conservative views were more likely than others to discourage patients from having an...
  5. sleepless

    Sleepless - Hopefully not for long

    Hello all. As seen by the subject I am sleep challenged to say the least. After 2 years of different meds that only made things worse my Doctor suggested trying Cannabis and wrote me a prescription. I am new to all of this and this forum has been a great resource. Honestly I am now...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    Guam: Physicians Remain Silent On Medical Pot Program

    A pair of bills to establish guidelines for Guam's stalled medical marijuana program are likely to go before lawmakers for debate during their October session. Voters approved the Joaquin KC Concepcion II Compassionate Cannabis Use Act in the 2014 General Election, and the Department of Public...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    Guam: Physicians Remain Silent On Medical Pot Program

    A pair of bills to establish guidelines for Guam's stalled medical marijuana program are likely to go before lawmakers for debate during their October session. Voters approved the Joaquin KC Concepcion II Compassionate Cannabis Use Act in the 2014 General Election, and the Department of Public...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Patients Struggle To Find Doctors To Recommend Cannabis

    Volusia County, Fla. - Voters will decide in November whether or not to legalize medical cannabis in Florida, but there is already a budding system for growing, recommending and delivering products for a very specific set of patients. Fox 35 has learned that those patients are having trouble...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Patients Struggle To Find Doctors To Recommend Cannabis

    Volusia County, Fla. - Voters will decide in November whether or not to legalize medical cannabis in Florida, but there is already a budding system for growing, recommending and delivering products for a very specific set of patients. Fox 35 has learned that those patients are having trouble...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    Canada: Surveyed Doctors Want THC In Recreational Marijuana To Be Regulated

    Vancouver - The Canadian Medical Association says 72 per cent of doctors who responded to a survey it conducted want the federal government to regulate THC levels in recreational marijuana. A total of 788 doctors, or 19 per cent of the association's membership, responded to the survey earlier...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    Canada: Some Doctors Want 21 As Minimum Age For Pot Use

    Vancouver — The Canadian Medical Association says 72 per cent of doctors who responded to a survey it conducted want the federal government to regulate THC levels in recreational marijuana. A total of 788 doctors, or 19 per cent of the association's membership, responded to the survey earlier...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    New York Considering Home Delivery Of Medical Marijuana

    Albany, N.Y. - New York is considering expanding its 9-month-old medical marijuana program by adding more growers and allowing home delivery. The state Health Department has issued a report recommending ways the program can be improved. Some of those recommendations include: Registering five...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    New York Considering Home Delivery Of Medical Marijuana

    Albany, N.Y. - New York is considering expanding its 9-month-old medical marijuana program by adding more growers and allowing home delivery. The state Health Department has issued a report recommending ways the program can be improved. Some of those recommendations include: Registering...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    Suspensions Re-Instated For Colorado Doctors

    Four Colorado doctors accused of over-recommending high plant counts for medical marijuana patients have had their suspensions re-instated, after a judge reversed course and tossed out their lawsuit. The decision means the doctors will go through with administrative hearings in the hopes of...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    Suspensions Re-Instated For Colorado Doctors

    Four Colorado doctors accused of over-recommending high plant counts for medical marijuana patients have had their suspensions re-instated, after a judge reversed course and tossed out their lawsuit. The decision means the doctors will go through with administrative hearings in the hopes of...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    MA: Hostility From Government, Northampton Doc Stops Recommending Medical Marijuana

    Jill Griffin, Western Mass' top medical marijuana gatekeeper, is getting out of the game. On Aug. 1, Griffin posted an open letter to her patients and the Valley saying that she will no longer recommend medical marijuana to new or existing patients after Aug. 31. Her decision was driven...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    MA: Hostility From Government, Northampton Doc Stops Recommending Medical Marijuana

    Jill Griffin, Western Mass' top medical marijuana gatekeeper, is getting out of the game. On Aug. 1, Griffin posted an open letter to her patients and the Valley saying that she will no longer recommend medical marijuana to new or existing patients after Aug. 31. Her decision was driven...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    As States OK Medical Marijuana Laws, Doctors Struggle With Knowledge Gap

    Medical marijuana has been legal in Maine for almost 20 years. But Farmington physician Jean Antonucci says she continues to feel unprepared when counseling sick patients about whether the drug could benefit them. Will it help my glaucoma? Or my chronic pain? My chemotherapy's making me...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    As States OK Medical Marijuana Laws, Doctors Struggle With Knowledge Gap

    Medical marijuana has been legal in Maine for almost 20 years. But Farmington physician Jean Antonucci says she continues to feel unprepared when counseling sick patients about whether the drug could benefit them. Will it help my glaucoma? Or my chronic pain? My chemotherapy's making me...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    CO: Suspended Medical Marijuana Doctors Did Not Violate Law Or Rules

    Denver — State attorneys on Thursday agreed that a Durango doctor and three other physicians did not violate any law or rule, despite having their licenses suspended for allegedly abusing the medical marijuana system. Attorneys for the doctors are asking a Denver District Court judge to lift...
Back
Top Bottom