Medical Cannabis Resources

IAFP Education
Primary Care Update: The ever-changing landscape of medical (and now, recreational) cannabis in Illinois
Presented by Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD, ABOIM, Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, & Medical Director, Integrative Medicine Program, NorthShore University HealthSystem
Objectives: To educate the primary care physician on the following:
1. Updates to the IL Medical Cannabis Program and pending expansion of eligible medical conditions
2. CBD and hemp products
3. Recreational cannabis legislation -what can we expect?
Recorded July 2019

Medical Cannabis Program and the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
Presented by Conny Moody, MBA, Director of Health Promotions at IDPH
The administrative side for patients and clinicians presented by Conny Moody, MBA, director of health promotions at IDPH, and in charge of the medical cannabis program.  She will provide an overview of the medical cannabis program and the Opioid Alternative Pilot Project.  
Recorded on July 15, 2019

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.

IAFP Resources:

• New Illinois Program Offers Medical Marijuana as Alternative to Opioids, interview with IAFP leader Elizabeth Salisbury Afshar, MD on "Chicago Tonight"
• AAFP Background on Marijuana
• Healthy Conversations About Cannabis - Patient Handout

Illinois Department of Public Health Resources:

• IDPH Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
• Physician information from IDPH
• Public Act 100-1114, the Alternative to Opioids Act of 2018
• Statewide Medical Cannabis Pilot Program website - monthly Opioid Alternative Pilot Program data

Forms for the Medical Cannabis Program:

• Physician Certification form 
• Reviewing certification from for minors
• Waiver to increase adequate supply
• Application (including physician information) for those with a terminal illness

Help registering for patients:

• Local health departments
• licensed medical cannabis dispensary

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.