A new legislative proposal in Oklahoma, Senate Bill 1066, aims to require physicians to register with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) before they can recommend medical marijuana to patients. This bill also mandates that these doctors complete an initial education course focused on medical marijuana.
Jed Green, a member of Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action and a leader in the 2018 campaign to legalize medical marijuana in the state, expressed concerns about the objectivity of the educational content that physicians will receive. “Our concern is that this continuing education focuses at least as much on how cannabis helps as opposed to potential harms,” Green stated.
The bill’s author, Representative Carl Newton, emphasized that similar educational requirements for physicians are already in place in 11 other states. “It would be worked out between the medical board and the OMMA. It would just ensure that those who are prescribing medical marijuana are up to date and fully informed about its effects,” said Newton.
The House Health and Human Services Oversight Committee has already approved the bill, which will now move to a vote in the full House of Representatives.
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