Don’t doctors prescribe marijuana?

  • No. Doctors cannot prescribe a non-FDA approved substance; in medical excuse marijuana states only, they can recommend it.
  • The FDA issued a statement against the use of smoked marijuana in 2006, and the Institute of Medicine study from 1999 found that marijuana should be researched but not used as a medicine in its raw form.
  • Doctors are not covered by insurance for recommending a non-FDA approved drug, and there is an undetermined impact on a patient’s right to sue for malpractice.
  • Although many support cannabinoid research, most of the major medical associations in the US are against the use of smoked or raw marijuana.