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Throughout August, thousands of Oklahomans will be discussing with their doctors about a new option in maintenance medications. On Saturday there will be heavy web traffic at the OMMA website, from hopeful and hurting patients. This is the week when ordinary citizens can present their medical credentials to the state and be licensed to treat medical conditions with medical marijuana products.
Interim Director Tom Bates says that the OMMA expects 78,000 patients to seek license status in the first year. Additionally, 2000 businesses will seek to meet the need for Cannabis products with a commercial license to research, grow, process or dispense the medicines. An excellent and helpful article was recently published by Courtney Boze. We're posting just a snippit and we recommend you read her full report, here. |
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by Courtney Boze |
To become a patient: An Oklahoma MD or DO (who meets the definition of “board certified” under rules established by either the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure or the Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic Examiners) may recommend medical cannabis to patients with any medical condition at their discretion. Visit http://omma.ok.gov/ for more information, if you have additional questions you may contact the OMMA directly at omma@ok.gov. |
Please Note: Applications may be submitted online only. The portal to submit information will go live August 25, 2018 at 10:00 AM. You may begin collecting information now, but will not be able to submit until 10:00 AM on August 25, 2018. |
Medical Cannabis may be a viable treatment for patients suffering from:
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