Medical Marijuana
Since January of 2017 residents of Florida are able to receive a recommendation from their physician for medical marijuana, for the treatment of qualifying medical conditions. After carefully reviewing the research, and the potential benefits to certain qualifying patients, Dr. Harish Sadhwani became the first physician in our area to recommend medical marijuana to qualifying patients. We are proud to offer qualified patients the state-required recommendation to complete this process. Our board-certified physicians will evaluate your health to determine if you may benefit from a medical marijuana recommendation, and our helpful staff will guide you through every step of the process.
Here are a few important considerations regarding the cost, and process, of obtaining your medical marijuana recommendation:
- You must have at least one qualifying condition to be eligible for a medical marijuana recommendation (Qualifying conditions are listed below)
- You must have a valid Florida ID, and an active e-mail address to complete this process.
- Your initial visit will cost $200
- Follow-up visits will cost $100
- Follow-up visits are every 70 days to maintain your recommendation
- There is a $75 annual fee paid to the state of Florida for your Medical Marijuana card
Florida patients may receive a medical marijuana recommendation for a range of qualifying health conditions, including:
- ALS
- Cancer
- Crohn’s Disease
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- HIV/AIDS
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s Disease
- PTSD
Conditions that Could Qualify:
Although the following conditions are not written into Florida’s Amendment 2, the initiative indicates that other diagnosable, debilitating conditions of like, kind, or class may be eligible for a medical marijuana certification:
- ADHD
- Alcoholism
- Alzheimer’s
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Arthritis (other)
- Asperger’s Disorder
- Autism
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chemotherapy Side Effects
- Chronic Nonmalignant Pain
- Chronic Pain (any kind)
- Dementia
- Depression
- Dermatomyositis
- Diabetes
- Diverticulitis
- Dystonia
- Endometriosis
- Essential Tremor (Kinetic)
- Fibromyalgia
- GERD
- Gastroparesis
- Hepatitis C
- Hirayama Disease
- Huntington’s Disease
- Hyperemesis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lupus
- Lyme Disease
- Meniere’s Disease
- Migraine Headaches
- Muscle Spasms
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
- Nausea
- Neuropathy
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Osteoarthritis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overweight
- Psoriasis
- Radiation Therapy Side Effects
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Seizures
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- TMJ
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tourette’s
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
- Vertigo
