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Available medical marijuana products include, clockwise from bottom left, cartridge devices used with liquid marijuana oils; a dry-leaf marijuana vaporizer used with marijuana flower; a hemp lotion muscle cream; dry-leaf marijuana flower; and a slow-release transdermal marijuana patch. [GATEHOUSE MEDIA ARCHIVES]
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana act says users can get a “30-day supply,” while New Jersey limits cannabis users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
What’s a 30-day supply of marijuana?
New Jersey’s medical cannabis program limits users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
Pennsylvania law allows state residents to obtain a “30-day supply” of medical marijuana productfor the treatment of specific medical conditions, such as autism, cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s or post-traumatic stress disorder.
And, that ambiguity in prescribing is raising concerns among those in the legal community.
On Saturday, attorneys, doctors, pharmacists and researchers gathered at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia to discuss the latest challenges as well as research breakthroughs in the field of medical cannabis, which remains illegal at the federal level.
“There’s really is no limit on what people can buy,” said attorney Joshua Horn, who serves as co-chair of cannabis law practice at Fox Rothschild LLP and the Philadelphia Bar Association’s medical marijuana and hemp committee.
“You can get a 30-day supply, but I don’t know what the heck that means, and the Commonwealth has never really defined it. From a legal perspective, that’s my biggest concern — that people are overbuying, and not for themselves.”
Like many at the conference, Horn expressed his support for legalized medical marijuana, after having watched loved ones struggle with terminal illness.
Medical marijuana also is helping Americans with substance abuse disorders wean themselves off anti-depressants and painkillers. “I do see people getting off of their opiates, getting off their benzos,” said Dr. Maria Foy, a clinical pharmacy specialist at Abington Hospital Jefferson Health. “It’s not just the young people coming in. It’s fascinating to see 80 year olds and the 90 year olds coming in with the wheelchairs and telling us that this helps.”
On March 22, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also announced a planned study of patients ages 2 and older “who are currently legally consuming one of the four medical marijuana formulations.” The hospital filed paperwork with the National Institutes of Health for a study, which could begin sometime later this year.
Still, others are raising questions about the way medical cannabis is dispensed.
Under Pennsylvania law, doctors don’t prescribe a particular amount or type of cannabis product. Instead, physicians advise that a patient might benefit from medical cannabis, allowing that patient to then register with the state.
On receiving a state medical cannabis card, approved marijuana users can then visit a certified cannabis dispensary, wherein a pharmacist makes recommendations as to the type of cannabis products they should purchase.
At that point, patients visit a budtender, wherein they can make purchases, which may or may not follow the recommendations of their doctors, confirmed April Hutchinson, communications director for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
It’s a similar situation in New Jersey, but there are limits on the exact amount of cannabis product a customer can buy.
As assistant commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Health, Jeff Brown is charged with overseeing the Garden State’s medical cannabis program and making sure patients receive just two ounces of cannabis per month.
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“The alternative treatment centers can’t see the specific product that’s purchased but they can see whether patients have reached their limit of two ounces per month,” Brown said Monday. Currently, New Jersey’s system does not track the strain of cannabis purchased by each patient, though there are plans of begin collecting that information in the future, Brown added.
Advocates of medical cannabis said their patients aren’t looking to abuse the system.
For many with chronic illness, that first visit to a cannabis dispensary is perceived as a last resort, said Richard Greer, a medical marijuana pharmacy director in Pennsylvania. Often, visitors to the dispensary describe years of suffering and express their desire to immediately discontinue other prescribed medications, which could lead to withdrawal symptoms, he said.
Greer and others said they also advise patients not to immediately drive after using such cannabis products. But, he also expressed frustration that cannabis was going “under this unfair microscope.”
“If we’re going to call this medicine, then let’s call it medicine,” Greer said. “Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t propose that you be reckless in any way.
“But people go to work on their opioids. People go to work on their benzos. If there is a functional dose for those medicines, why is there no functional dose for cannabis?”
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Available medical marijuana products include, clockwise from bottom left, cartridge devices used with liquid marijuana oils; a dry-leaf marijuana vaporizer used with marijuana flower; a hemp lotion muscle cream; dry-leaf marijuana flower; and a slow-release transdermal marijuana patch. [GATEHOUSE MEDIA ARCHIVES]
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana act says users can get a “30-day supply,” while New Jersey limits cannabis users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
What’s a 30-day supply of marijuana?
New Jersey’s medical cannabis program limits users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
Pennsylvania law allows state residents to obtain a “30-day supply” of medical marijuana productfor the treatment of specific medical conditions, such as autism, cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s or post-traumatic stress disorder.
And, that ambiguity in prescribing is raising concerns among those in the legal community.
On Saturday, attorneys, doctors, pharmacists and researchers gathered at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia to discuss the latest challenges as well as research breakthroughs in the field of medical cannabis, which remains illegal at the federal level.
“There’s really is no limit on what people can buy,” said attorney Joshua Horn, who serves as co-chair of cannabis law practice at Fox Rothschild LLP and the Philadelphia Bar Association’s medical marijuana and hemp committee.
“You can get a 30-day supply, but I don’t know what the heck that means, and the Commonwealth has never really defined it. From a legal perspective, that’s my biggest concern — that people are overbuying, and not for themselves.”
Like many at the conference, Horn expressed his support for legalized medical marijuana, after having watched loved ones struggle with terminal illness.
Medical marijuana also is helping Americans with substance abuse disorders wean themselves off anti-depressants and painkillers. “I do see people getting off of their opiates, getting off their benzos,” said Dr. Maria Foy, a clinical pharmacy specialist at Abington Hospital Jefferson Health. “It’s not just the young people coming in. It’s fascinating to see 80 year olds and the 90 year olds coming in with the wheelchairs and telling us that this helps.”
On March 22, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also announced a planned study of patients ages 2 and older “who are currently legally consuming one of the four medical marijuana formulations.” The hospital filed paperwork with the National Institutes of Health for a study, which could begin sometime later this year.
Still, others are raising questions about the way medical cannabis is dispensed.
Under Pennsylvania law, doctors don’t prescribe a particular amount or type of cannabis product. Instead, physicians advise that a patient might benefit from medical cannabis, allowing that patient to then register with the state.
On receiving a state medical cannabis card, approved marijuana users can then visit a certified cannabis dispensary, wherein a pharmacist makes recommendations as to the type of cannabis products they should purchase.
At that point, patients visit a budtender, wherein they can make purchases, which may or may not follow the recommendations of their doctors, confirmed April Hutchinson, communications director for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
It’s a similar situation in New Jersey, but there are limits on the exact amount of cannabis product a customer can buy.
As assistant commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Health, Jeff Brown is charged with overseeing the Garden State’s medical cannabis program and making sure patients receive just two ounces of cannabis per month.
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Bucks towns get $1.3 million from state Red Light Program
Local veterans reflect on their service during D-Day anniversary
Bucks County Free Library seeking volunteers
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7 from Bucks, Montgomery counties win Comcast scholarships
Faith: Muslims approach end of Ramadan celebrations
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“The alternative treatment centers can’t see the specific product that’s purchased but they can see whether patients have reached their limit of two ounces per month,” Brown said Monday. Currently, New Jersey’s system does not track the strain of cannabis purchased by each patient, though there are plans of begin collecting that information in the future, Brown added.
Advocates of medical cannabis said their patients aren’t looking to abuse the system.
For many with chronic illness, that first visit to a cannabis dispensary is perceived as a last resort, said Richard Greer, a medical marijuana pharmacy director in Pennsylvania. Often, visitors to the dispensary describe years of suffering and express their desire to immediately discontinue other prescribed medications, which could lead to withdrawal symptoms, he said.
Greer and others said they also advise patients not to immediately drive after using such cannabis products. But, he also expressed frustration that cannabis was going “under this unfair microscope.”
“If we’re going to call this medicine, then let’s call it medicine,” Greer said. “Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t propose that you be reckless in any way.
“But people go to work on their opioids. People go to work on their benzos. If there is a functional dose for those medicines, why is there no functional dose for cannabis?”
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Available medical marijuana products include, clockwise from bottom left, cartridge devices used with liquid marijuana oils; a dry-leaf marijuana vaporizer used with marijuana flower; a hemp lotion muscle cream; dry-leaf marijuana flower; and a slow-release transdermal marijuana patch. [GATEHOUSE MEDIA ARCHIVES]
By James McGinnis
Posted May 22, 2019 at 2:30 PM
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana act says users can get a “30-day supply,” while New Jersey limits cannabis users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
What’s a 30-day supply of marijuana?
New Jersey’s medical cannabis program limits users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
Pennsylvania law allows state residents to obtain a “30-day supply” of medical marijuana productfor the treatment of specific medical conditions, such as autism, cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s or post-traumatic stress disorder.
And, that ambiguity in prescribing is raising concerns among those in the legal community.
On Saturday, attorneys, doctors, pharmacists and researchers gathered at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia to discuss the latest challenges as well as research breakthroughs in the field of medical cannabis, which remains illegal at the federal level.
“There’s really is no limit on what people can buy,” said attorney Joshua Horn, who serves as co-chair of cannabis law practice at Fox Rothschild LLP and the Philadelphia Bar Association’s medical marijuana and hemp committee.
“You can get a 30-day supply, but I don’t know what the heck that means, and the Commonwealth has never really defined it. From a legal perspective, that’s my biggest concern — that people are overbuying, and not for themselves.”
Like many at the conference, Horn expressed his support for legalized medical marijuana, after having watched loved ones struggle with terminal illness.
Medical marijuana also is helping Americans with substance abuse disorders wean themselves off anti-depressants and painkillers. “I do see people getting off of their opiates, getting off their benzos,” said Dr. Maria Foy, a clinical pharmacy specialist at Abington Hospital Jefferson Health. “It’s not just the young people coming in. It’s fascinating to see 80 year olds and the 90 year olds coming in with the wheelchairs and telling us that this helps.”
On March 22, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also announced a planned study of patients ages 2 and older “who are currently legally consuming one of the four medical marijuana formulations.” The hospital filed paperwork with the National Institutes of Health for a study, which could begin sometime later this year.
Still, others are raising questions about the way medical cannabis is dispensed.
Under Pennsylvania law, doctors don’t prescribe a particular amount or type of cannabis product. Instead, physicians advise that a patient might benefit from medical cannabis, allowing that patient to then register with the state.
On receiving a state medical cannabis card, approved marijuana users can then visit a certified cannabis dispensary, wherein a pharmacist makes recommendations as to the type of cannabis products they should purchase.
At that point, patients visit a budtender, wherein they can make purchases, which may or may not follow the recommendations of their doctors, confirmed April Hutchinson, communications director for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
It’s a similar situation in New Jersey, but there are limits on the exact amount of cannabis product a customer can buy.
As assistant commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Health, Jeff Brown is charged with overseeing the Garden State’s medical cannabis program and making sure patients receive just two ounces of cannabis per month.
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“The alternative treatment centers can’t see the specific product that’s purchased but they can see whether patients have reached their limit of two ounces per month,” Brown said Monday. Currently, New Jersey’s system does not track the strain of cannabis purchased by each patient, though there are plans of begin collecting that information in the future, Brown added.
Advocates of medical cannabis said their patients aren’t looking to abuse the system.
For many with chronic illness, that first visit to a cannabis dispensary is perceived as a last resort, said Richard Greer, a medical marijuana pharmacy director in Pennsylvania. Often, visitors to the dispensary describe years of suffering and express their desire to immediately discontinue other prescribed medications, which could lead to withdrawal symptoms, he said.
Greer and others said they also advise patients not to immediately drive after using such cannabis products. But, he also expressed frustration that cannabis was going “under this unfair microscope.”
“If we’re going to call this medicine, then let’s call it medicine,” Greer said. “Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t propose that you be reckless in any way.
“But people go to work on their opioids. People go to work on their benzos. If there is a functional dose for those medicines, why is there no functional dose for cannabis?”
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Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Experts: PA marijuana law leads some to overbuy
HIDE CAPTION
Available medical marijuana products include, clockwise from bottom left, cartridge devices used with liquid marijuana oils; a dry-leaf marijuana vaporizer used with marijuana flower; a hemp lotion muscle cream; dry-leaf marijuana flower; and a slow-release transdermal marijuana patch. [GATEHOUSE MEDIA ARCHIVES]
By James McGinnis
Posted May 22, 2019 at 2:30 PM
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana act says users can get a “30-day supply,” while New Jersey limits cannabis users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
What’s a 30-day supply of marijuana?
New Jersey’s medical cannabis program limits users to two ounces of marijuana per month.
Pennsylvania law allows state residents to obtain a “30-day supply” of medical marijuana productfor the treatment of specific medical conditions, such as autism, cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s or post-traumatic stress disorder.
And, that ambiguity in prescribing is raising concerns among those in the legal community.
On Saturday, attorneys, doctors, pharmacists and researchers gathered at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia to discuss the latest challenges as well as research breakthroughs in the field of medical cannabis, which remains illegal at the federal level.
“There’s really is no limit on what people can buy,” said attorney Joshua Horn, who serves as co-chair of cannabis law practice at Fox Rothschild LLP and the Philadelphia Bar Association’s medical marijuana and hemp committee.
“You can get a 30-day supply, but I don’t know what the heck that means, and the Commonwealth has never really defined it. From a legal perspective, that’s my biggest concern — that people are overbuying, and not for themselves.”
Like many at the conference, Horn expressed his support for legalized medical marijuana, after having watched loved ones struggle with terminal illness.
Medical marijuana also is helping Americans with substance abuse disorders wean themselves off anti-depressants and painkillers. “I do see people getting off of their opiates, getting off their benzos,” said Dr. Maria Foy, a clinical pharmacy specialist at Abington Hospital Jefferson Health. “It’s not just the young people coming in. It’s fascinating to see 80 year olds and the 90 year olds coming in with the wheelchairs and telling us that this helps.”
On March 22, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia also announced a planned study of patients ages 2 and older “who are currently legally consuming one of the four medical marijuana formulations.” The hospital filed paperwork with the National Institutes of Health for a study, which could begin sometime later this year.
Still, others are raising questions about the way medical cannabis is dispensed.
Under Pennsylvania law, doctors don’t prescribe a particular amount or type of cannabis product. Instead, physicians advise that a patient might benefit from medical cannabis, allowing that patient to then register with the state.
On receiving a state medical cannabis card, approved marijuana users can then visit a certified cannabis dispensary, wherein a pharmacist makes recommendations as to the type of cannabis products they should purchase.
At that point, patients visit a budtender, wherein they can make purchases, which may or may not follow the recommendations of their doctors, confirmed April Hutchinson, communications director for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
It’s a similar situation in New Jersey, but there are limits on the exact amount of cannabis product a customer can buy.
As assistant commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Health, Jeff Brown is charged with overseeing the Garden State’s medical cannabis program and making sure patients receive just two ounces of cannabis per month.
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Community remembers Penndel teen lost in creek accident
Fish: Flyers missing a leader or two like Justin Williams
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Bucks towns get $1.3 million from state Red Light Program
Local veterans reflect on their service during D-Day anniversary
Bucks County Free Library seeking volunteers
7 from Bucks, Montgomery counties win Comcast scholarships
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Photos: Prom Hall of Fame
Moore: Matt Pryor has a lot on the line
Pennsbury prom kisses its way to Guinness world record
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Fish: Flyers missing a leader or two like Justin Williams
Auction of Drexel religious order items raises more than $42,700
Bucks towns get $1.3 million from state Red Light Program
Local veterans reflect on their service during D-Day anniversary
Bucks County Free Library seeking volunteers
7 from Bucks, Montgomery counties win Comcast scholarships
Faith: Muslims approach end of Ramadan celebrations
Photos: Prom Hall of Fame
Moore: Matt Pryor has a lot on the line
Pennsbury prom kisses its way to Guinness world record
Community remembers Penndel teen lost in creek accident
Next
“The alternative treatment centers can’t see the specific product that’s purchased but they can see whether patients have reached their limit of two ounces per month,” Brown said Monday. Currently, New Jersey’s system does not track the strain of cannabis purchased by each patient, though there are plans of begin collecting that information in the future, Brown added.
Advocates of medical cannabis said their patients aren’t looking to abuse the system.
For many with chronic illness, that first visit to a cannabis dispensary is perceived as a last resort, said Richard Greer, a medical marijuana pharmacy director in Pennsylvania. Often, visitors to the dispensary describe years of suffering and express their desire to immediately discontinue other prescribed medications, which could lead to withdrawal symptoms, he said.
Greer and others said they also advise patients not to immediately drive after using such cannabis products. But, he also expressed frustration that cannabis was going “under this unfair microscope.”
“If we’re going to call this medicine, then let’s call it medicine,” Greer said. “Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t propose that you be reckless in any way.
“But people go to work on their opioids. People go to work on their benzos. If there is a functional dose for those medicines, why is there no functional dose for cannabis?”
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HEY…dont believe this. The "internet" doctor will have to REQUEST you medical file from your doctor in order for the department of health or the verifying agency to grant you a card. Meaning that you just sent all your personal information to a guy you DONT know over the internet " Some states requires you to "SEE" 2 doctors then they (the doctors) have to send their medical information to the proper people. Im just letting you guys @ts not as easy as they are claiming….BE careful dont get scammed
If you do it online will it come up on your record if you do it online like if you want a job
Do you need a parent/guardian if you are 18?
Can you use Eaze website if you live in Arizona. Medical marijuana is legal here. And it usually costs $300 to start.
Do the drs check pharmacy registrations to see if your on opiods? Should I say I am ? I take opiods legally for my lupus pain and am wondering if they ask what medications your on?
So if weed is legal whats the sense? OK im new to all this. Do you get weed free at dispensary with a MMcard?
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They'll be your best chance at getting your MJ card
we can't do this in NM…and have a 30 day wait…I need my meds now
This is no longer a thing!
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I'm in Massachusetts. Does this work for all states that have a medical marijuana card?
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Does anyone know if the printed out recommendation works with weedmaps? Just wanna make sure cause I don't wanna have my marijuana delivered and then not even be able to get it
$75? Lucky, it's 200 for a doctor + 100 for the application fee in Oklahoma, so it's at least $300 to get the card.