Physician Certification Pattern Review, 2024 Annual Report 10 IV. Trends in Orders by Type, Route, and Average Daily Dose Data in this section refer to the total number of orders across all certifications, or to the geometric mean of the daily dose ordered per physician by route and type. Within each certification, the number of orders and the maximum daily dose in milligrams per day (mg) for any order, route or type, can vary. Tables 8 and 9 provide the total number of orders by type and route for all certifications between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023. The growing number of certifications increases the number of orders. Edible and Inhalation order counts have increased more rapidly than other routes of administration. Table 8: Total number of orders for low‐THC cannabis, by route, in all certifications in each data set. Edibles as a route of administration became available August 27, 2020. Route FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 Percent Change FY 2022 to FY 2023 Edibles 2,257,090 3,226,136 3,618,148 12% ↑ Inhalation 2,512,034 3,224,199 3,620,983 12% ↑ Oral 2,546,474 3,234,702 3,539,508 9% ↑ Sublingual 2,119,418 3,143,905 3,274,318 4% ↑ Suppository 300,903 472,315 230,075 51% ↓ Topical 2,455,131 3,167,278 3,326,417 5% ↑ Table 9: Total number of orders for medical marijuana, by route, in all certifications in each data set. Edibles as a route of administration became available August 27, 2020. Route FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 Percent Change FY 2022 to FY 2023 Edibles 2,356,750 3,308,693 3,732,916 13% ↑ Inhalation 2,620,144 3,297,212 3,761,694 14% ↑ Oral 2,615,992 3,298,967 3,537,798 7% ↑ Sublingual 2,200,278 3,207,690 3,093,701 4% ↓ Suppository 309,768 475,743 142,476 70% ↓ Topical 2,530,751 3,232,525 3,193,720 1% ↓ Tables 10 and 11 show the statewide average of the physician’s average daily dose ordered in milligrams per day (mg) for six routes of low‐THC cannabis and medical marijuana. With three full years of data, changes in trends were noted in the average daily dose amounts ordered.
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