DocMJ is committed to providing high quality medical treatment to the patients who come to us seeking relief from their suffering. Since our founding in 2016, we have never wavered from this commitment and will not today.
Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 182 into law on March 18th. The bill allows qualified physicians to determine if smoking is an appropriate route of administration for medical marijuana. We are thrilled to have another legal route of administration available so that appropriate patients may experience the maximum benefits medical marijuana has to offer.
For current DocMJ patients, who have been seen in the last 7 months, you are eligible to be seen by a physician to determine if smoking medical marijuana is right for you, for a small administrative fee. The administrative fee for this visit is only $25. Please note, this visit will not renew your 7-month medical marijuana recommendation. If your 7-month recommendation period is coming to an end soon, please consider waiting to add smoking medical marijuana until your next appointment. If you were seen in the last 7-months and would like to be evaluated for smoking medical marijuana, without extending your 7-month recommendation period, please call our office to schedule an appointment. For all other appointments, please visit www.DocMJ.com.
Every patient is different. Not all patients will benefit from smoking full flower, and in some cases, smoking full flower may be harmful. Therefore, in order for our physicians to fulfill their commitment to their patients, legal obligations, and to consider each individual patient’s medical needs, patients will need to schedule an appointment to be evaluated to determine if the benefits of smoking marijuana for medical use outweigh the risks. We are aware that other physicians are taking a different view on this issue and respect our colleague’s opinions. However, at this time, DocMJ is choosing to practice medicine in a manner consistent with our goals and values and requiring an appointment to make certain smokable marijuana is right for our patients.
On behalf of the physicians and staff at DocMJ, thank you for being our patient and for trusting us with your health.
Dr. Rothman is a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has received multiple special awards and recognitions, including Physician of the Year, from the Pinellas County Medical Association (2014 – 2015) and the President’s Service Award from the Pinellas County Medical Society.
He attended medical school at State University of New York Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York, where he also completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency. In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Rothman’s professional career includes being an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida and Clinical Instructor at the University of Tampa’s College of Nursing.
Dr. Rothman received his Florida Medical Marijuana Physicians Certification in 2016 and was one of the first recommending physicians through DocMJ in the state and is loved by many of those early patients today.