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Medical Marijuana CME
July 9, 2013
Recently
promulgated regulations in Massachusetts require that starting Jan. 1, 2014,
physicians who certify patients for medical marijuana must first complete two
hours of Continuing Medical Education credits.
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Medical Marijuana: Certifying Physicians Must Study Regulations, Science of Treatment
June 24, 2013
From "Vital Signs," Summer 2013: The Massachusetts Public Health Council approved final medical marijuana regulations in May; however, it’s unclear how the program will unfold in the Commonwealth.
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Medical Marijuana and Workplace Law
June 24, 2013
From "Vital Signs," Summer 2013: The Massachusetts Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana (Medical Marijuana Law), became effective on January 1, 2013. Regulations issued by the Massachusetts DPH, effective on May 24, 2013, have helped to clarify procedures with respect to the...
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Overview of Physician Sections of Medical Marijuana Regulations
June 20, 2013
This document reviews patient eligibility, physician requirements, and patients' rights and responsibilities after receiving a certification from a physician.
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Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law: Considerations for Physicians
June 20, 2013
An MMS commentary on the implications for physicians of the new Massachusetts medical marijuana law and its regulations.
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Medical Marijuana: State FAQs (pdf)
May 24, 2013
Updates memos previously issued Dec. 2012 and March 2013.
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Final Medical Marijuana Regulations (pdf)
May 8, 2013
Final regulations for the Massachusetts medical marijuana law, approved by the Public Health Council on May 8, 2013. (.pdf, 52 pages, 1.1 MB)
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Doing No Harm: Physicians Should Just Say No to the Medical Use of Marijuana
April 10, 2013
As an addiction psychiatrist, I have seen marijuana do far more harm than good. So with the medical use of marijuana in Massachusetts now legal under state law, what should physicians do?
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Letter to Gov. Patrick Regarding Medical Marijuana Draft Regulations
April 2, 2013
On behalf of the physicians of Massachusetts, I want to record our
support for the efforts of Commissioner Smith and the staff of the
Department of Public Health in drafting proposed regulations on medical
marijuana use in Massachusetts.
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Medical Marijuana: Clinical Resources
February 25, 2013
Select policy positions and reviews of clinical
studies of medical marijuana.
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MMS Comments Submitted to Department of Public Health's Listening Session on Medical Marijuana
February 14, 2013
MMS comments delivered at a public session convened by the Mass. Dept. of Public Health on regulations for the medical use of marijuana.
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DEA Reponse: Reclassification of Marijuana for Research Purposes
February 7, 2013
Drug Enforcement Agency response to MMS request for a change in the
class of marijuana so that its effectiveness as a medical therapy can be
adequately studied.
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Full Text of the Massachusetts Medical Marijauna Law (pdf)
December 19, 2012
Passed by the voters of Massachusetts on Nov. 6, 2012. (.pdf)
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MMS Medical Marijuana Policy
December 1, 2012
Passed by the MMS House of Delegates on Dec. 1, 2012.
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Full Text of the Massachusetts Medical Marijauna Law
November 7, 2012
Passed by the voters of Massachusetts on November 6, 2012
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Full Text of the Medical Marijuana Law
November 6, 2012
Text of law enacted by referendum on Nov. 6, 2012.
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MMS Request: Reclassification of Marijuana for Research Purposes
October 2, 2012
The MMS request to the Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana for medical research purposes.
