Physician Certification Pattern Review, 2024 Annual Report 5 Two changes occurred during the past three reporting periods. First, edibles as a route of administration became available on August 27, 2020, when the Department of Health issued production standards. Second, Emergency Rule 64ER22‐8, effective August 26, 2022, implemented section 381.986(4)(f), F.S., by quantifying a daily dose amount with equivalent dose amounts for each allowable form of marijuana dispensed by a medical marijuana treatment center. This rule also established submission procedures of a request for an exception to the daily dose amount limit, the 35‐day supply limit of marijuana in a form for smoking, and the 4‐ounce possession limit of marijuana in a form for smoking. See Figure 6. Figure 6. Month and year count for certifications created and newly enrolled patients (no previous certifications) from January 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023. Point values for January and July are shown for each line. The June 2023 values are in black. Figure 5. Percentage of certifications issued by physicians in each of the four groups. For example, in FY 2023, 0.01% of certifications issued were from physicians (N=74) who issued only one certification and 84% of certifications issued were from physicians (N=335) who issued 1,000 or more certifications. Physician counts in each group are in Figure 4.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjA3OTMwMA==