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New requirements for physicians looking to participate in Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program take effect January 1, KJRH reports. The new rules require doctors to complete an initial education course to register with the state Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) before they can recommend medical cannabis to patients.

The bill was signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) in May. Previously, the state’s rules only required physicians to be in good standing with their professional boards and consider “accepted standards a reasonable and prudent physician would follow” before making a patient recommendation for medical cannabis use.

Doctors who don’t register and complete the program will be unable to recommend medical cannabis as of January 1, and patients who apply to the program using those physicians will be rejected.

The state offers three classes for physicians seeking to participate in the program, and doctors are required to take at least one of the courses:

• The Association of Cannabinoid Specialists course, which costs $199 with the accreditation valid until October 1, 2027
• The Answer Page course, which costs $95 with the accreditation valid until May 21, 2026
• The MM411 course, which costs $99 and is valid until December 31, 2026

Currently, there are about 260 physicians registered to recommend medical cannabis to patients in the state, according to OMMA data.

TG joined Ganjapreneur in 2014 as a news writer and began hosting the Ganjapreneur podcast in 2016. He is based in upstate New York, where he also teaches media studies at a local university. More by TG Branfalt