{"id":33166,"date":"2023-06-27T17:40:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T21:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=33166"},"modified":"2023-06-27T17:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T21:40:56","slug":"patients-will-be-allowed-to-use-telehealth-to-renew-physician-approvals-for-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/06\/27\/patients-will-be-allowed-to-use-telehealth-to-renew-physician-approvals-for-medical-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients will be allowed to use telehealth to renew physician approvals for medical marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/download-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33167\" width=\"423\" height=\"254\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patients will be allowed to use telehealth to renew physician approvals for medical marijuana, under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.<br><br>The bill (HB 387) also could help Black farmers get valuable medical-marijuana licenses after years of delays.<br><br>Under the measure, physicians will still have to conduct in-person exams before approving patients for medical marijuana.<br><br>But it will allow physicians to use telehealth visits for exams needed to renew approvals, an option that supporters say will increase patient access to medical-marijuana treatment.<br><br>Many patients have been diagnosed with serious medical conditions that make it difficult for them to travel to doctors\u2019 offices.<br><br>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled. It\u2019s a great win for patients,\u201d Barry Gordon, a Venice-based physician who specializes in medical marijuana, told The News Service of Florida after DeSantis signed the bill.<br><br>The measure also seeks to address a controversy about medical-marijuana licenses for Black farmers.<br><br>A 2017 law that provided an overall framework for the medical-marijuana industry required health officials to issue a license to a Black farmer who was a \u201crecognized class member\u201d in class-action lawsuits over lending discrimination by the federal government \u2014 known as the \u201cPigford\u201d litigation.<br><br>But the Florida Department of Health did not choose a Black farmer for the license until September 2022, when it selected Suwannee County farmer Terry Donnell Gwinn.<br><br>The decision to award a license to Gwinn has been challenged in court, and the license has not been issued.<br><br>The bill could lead to the Department of Health issuing a license to Gwinn and possibly other applicants, based on certain criteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patients will be allowed to use telehealth to renew physician approvals for medical marijuana, under a bill signed Monday by Gov. 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