Medical Cannabis Patient Certification Training  

Step 1: View Primary Care Update: The ever-changing landscape of medical (and now, recreational) cannabis in Illinois education
please note: this link will take you to IAFP learning management webpage.  You will need to log in or create a profile to view and complete course.

Step 2: Review DMG M-12 Medical Marijuana policy

Step 3: Complete the Attestation Statement

Information on clinicians completing the training is sent to DMG monthly.

Resources:

PDF of slides from Primary Care Update: The ever-changing landscape of medical (and now, recreational) cannabis in Illinois

Illinois Medical Cannabis Patient Registry Program
MCPP Update – June 6, 2019

Association of Medical and Adult-Use Marijuana Laws With Opioid Prescribing for Medicaid Enrollees. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 May 1

SB2023: Text of the bill

IDPH Opioid Alternative Pilot Program

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine evidence based reference: - The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research.   NationalAcademies.org/CannabisHealthEffects

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 25, No. 1 - Barriers to Achieving Optimal Success with Medical Cannabis: Opportunities for Quality Improvement

Tetrahydrocannabinol – friend or foe? – Debate, Leslie Mendoza Temple & Jerrold B. Leikin Published online: 07 May 2019

Medical cannabis lawsand opioid analgesic overdose mortality in the United States, 1999-2010. JAMA
Intern Med. 2014 Oct;174(10):1668-73. Bachhuber MA, Saloner B, Cunningham CO, Barry CL.