Doctor Appointments
Our medical marijuana directors know which doctors specialize in medicinal marijuana and what parts of the state they serve. At medicalmarijuanacolorado.com our physicians specialize in recommending marijuana as medicine and are highly educated about its medical benefits and uses.
Note: Doctors may recommend marijuana but they may not prescribe medical marijuana. Please see the information listed below regarding what doctors may or may not do under state and federal medical marijuana laws.
Doctors Can:
- Discuss, fully and candidly, the risks and benefits of medical marijuana with patients.
- Recommend, in accordance with their medical judgment, marijuana for patient use.
- Record in their patients charts discussions about and recommendations of medical marijuana.
- Sign a government form or otherwise inform state or local officials that they have recommended medical marijuana for particular patients.
- Testify in court or through written declaration about recommending medical marijuana for a certain patient.
- Educate themselves about the medical benefits of marijuana, its various clinical applications and different routes of ingestion.
Doctors Cannot:
- Prescribe medical marijuana. This includes writing a recommendation on a Rx form.
- Assist patients in obtaining marijuana. This includes providing information to patients about dispensaries, compassion clubs, or how to grow or otherwise acquire marijuana.
- Cultivate or possess marijuana for patient use.
- Physically assist patients in using marijuana.
- Recommend marijuana without a justifiable medical cause.
Set up an appointment with a physician specializing in MMJ today!