Looks like medical marijuana is sparking a battle again.
Members of the Joint Committee on Medical Marijuana met Thursday to begin developing the practice standards that Florida-licensed physicians must follow when ordering smokable pot. And they weren’t happy.
The panel is composed of members of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Joint committee member Jorge Lopez, a physician from Maitland, said smoking is toxic and that the medical boards shouldn’t be in a position of condoning the behavior.
But committee chairwoman Sandra Schwemmer tried to assuage the concerns by noting that the boards could use the rules to discipline rogue doctors…
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Looks like medical marijuana is sparking a battle again.
Members of the Joint Committee on Medical Marijuana met Thursday to begin developing the practice standards that Florida-licensed physicians must follow when ordering smokable pot. And they weren’t happy.
The panel is composed of members of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Joint committee member Jorge Lopez, a physician from Maitland, said smoking is toxic and that the medical boards shouldn’t be in a position of condoning the behavior.
But committee chairwoman Sandra Schwemmer tried to assuage the concerns by noting that the boards could use the rules to discipline rogue doctors…
