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Cannabis Care at an Affordable Price
Continued from back page. practice that has administration offices, so medical use,” explains Hundley. “The
For a flat price of $169 or $30 a month, when someone needs information or help Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers
patients can get seven months of service getting through the process, we are there have vaping, gel caps, tinctures, topical DocMJ, Tallahassee, Florida
through DocMJ. for you.” creams and patches. The centers are also
“We’ve heard from patients who are pay- As far as what makes its model unique, continuously researching and creating them from trying it again.
ing a lot more than that at practices that that’s simple, adds Hundley. “We are more products to help patients find the As they look ahead to its future, DocMJ's
require the patient to come in more often unique in that every one of the physicians right medicine for the individual.” short term goal is to be more available to
than required,” says Hundley. “Essentially at DocMJ truly believes in the medical Another big misconception is the idea people seeking help. They will be doing
they are paying fees for things like switch- benefits of medical marijuana and offer that the products “get you high.” This is this by continuing its efforts to open more
ing practices or recommendation their services because they truly care about far from the truth, says Hundley, because medical clinics, bringing on more physi-
renewals, which we would never charge.” the patient.” as with most medications, taking too cians who truly believe in medical mari-
The state requires a patient be seen in The conditions that patients can qualify much can cause an adverse reaction. juana and creating more education for
person, once every 210 days/7 months by for medical marijuana are vast. Any patient “The good thing is that the risk of over patients to help them through their jour-
a certified physician. This is important, who has a condition listed or condition medicating with medical marijuana is low ney. “Long term goals for DocMJ are to be
according to Hundley, because some that is similar in kind or class has benefit- due to the minimal side effects and the rel- accessible everywhere in the state while
physicians conducting “telemedicine vis- ed from medical marijuana. atively short duration of those side maintaining our quality of service and
its” or “physicians assistants” seeing “Sometimes there are people who try effects,” he says. “The idea is to start slow integrity, as well as educating the masses to
patients or telling them they need to come medical cannabis and don't get relief, but I when trying medical marijuana and know- break down the barriers caused by decades
in every 30 or so days so they can renew believe that is mostly because of the lack ing that the amount of THC is what you of stigma,” says Hundley. “This is a truly
their recommendation. education and information out there,” have to be careful with from the begin- unique medicine and we are only scratch-
“I urge patients or potential patients to notes Hundley. “There is no exact science ning.” ing the surface.”
do research before choosing a practice for to dosing per individual and with the med- That's not to say don't try THC
their recommendation,” says Hundley. “It ication not being covered by insurance, it though, as this is one of the main benefi- To learn more about DocMJ or to make an
is disheartening hearing about these indi- can be costly in finding what works best.” cial components of the medicine, but appointment, visit www.DocMJ.com or call
viduals having their trust violated by other With the abundance of patients seen at rather take it slow when dosing to know 888-908-0143. You can also visit them on
groups when all they want is to find some DocMJ, the physicians there have exten- your tolerance and how it makes you Facebook to talk with other patients, the
relief from the conditions they are bur- sive firsthand knowledge on what has feel. Hundley adds that they have heard physicians or the support team.
dened with.” worked with each condition. This exten- of patients taking too much and it scares
Currently, the practice has 20 locations sive experience leads to an un-matched
and 20 physicians on staff. It is looking to expertise that can give the patient a better
expand to over 25 locations and employ starting point in their journey for relief
over 27 physicians on staff by year's end. with medical marijuana.
While there are other similar practices The practice also helps educate patients
that offer patient evaluations for medical about medical marijuana. One of the
marijuana, Hundley says that DocMJ dis- biggest misconception for medical mari-
tinguishes itself by being the most afford- juana has been the idea that you are only
able with the most support and availability getting a recommendation to smoke the
throughout the state. flower of the cannabis plant and that's all
“We have more locations than any other you can get.
Medical Marijuana Recommendation “The number of different products you
group,” he points out. “We are the only can get is massive and that's wonderful for

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