In June 2020, the Clinical Core conducted a statewide medical marijuana (MMJ) provider survey.
The survey aimed to understand research priorities and training needs for MMJ research from physicians certifying medical marijuana in the state of Florida.
The following snapshots are approximated to protect participants’ privacy and include demographics, medical practice & experience, MMJ education & training, and MMJ research priorities.
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Participants
Physicians were asked questions about general demographics including geographical location, age, gender, and more.
This map reflects the geographical distribution of physicians who completed the Provider Survey.
Areas with a robust clinic and dispensary presence will have a greater presence of physicians certifying medical marijuana.
This graph represents the self-reported gender identities of the physicians.
| Gender | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | 35 |
Please note: any gender identity with less than 10 participants has been removed to protect participants’ privacy.
This graph represents the age at time of survey submission of physicians.
| Age | Participants |
|---|---|
| 30-39 | 10 |
| 40-49 | 14 |
| 50-59 | 37 |
| 60-69 | 34 |
| 70+ | 18 |
Please note: age ranges are provided to protect participants’ privacy.
This graphic represents the four most commonly self-reported medical specialties by physicians who completed the Provider Survey.
Family Practice
Internal Medicine
Pain Specialist
Emergency Medicine
Please note: participants were able to select medical specialties with no limit on selection totals. The percentages were calculated by the number of physicians that selected a specialty divided by the total number of physicians.
This graph represents the type of practice self-reported by physicians.
| Gender | MMJ & Traditional Medicine | MMJ Only |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | 35 |
This graph represents the physicians’ years of experience certifying patients for medical marijuana in Florida.
| Years | Participants |
|---|---|
| <1 year | 19 |
| 1-2 years | 52 |
| 3-4 years | 43 |
This graphic represents the five topics that physicians ranked as the highest priorities related to training programs for medical marijuana certification.
Drug-drug interactions with medical marijuana
Evidence for management of specific medical conditions or symptoms
Information about how to best recommend doses and ratios for patients
Strategies to help patients reduce their use of opioids or other drugs
Advantages and disadvantages of specific modes of delivery (e.g. vape, tincture)
Please note: participants were able to select training priorities with no limit on selection totals. The percentages were calculated by the number of physicians that selected a priority divided by the total number of physicians.
This graph represents the number of physicians that rated the training opportunities as likely or very likely to participate.
Please note: participants were able to rate the likelihood for each of the training opportunities and may be represented in multiple categories.
This graph represents the educational sources used to learn about medical marijuana by physicians.
Please note: participants were able to select each educational source they have used for educational purposes and may be represented in multiple categories.
This graphic represents the five topics that physicians ranked as the highest priorities related to medical marijuana research.
Drug interactions with MMJ and prescription drugs
Comparing different components of medical marijuana (e.g. different terpenes)
Human endocannabinoid system
Different potency levels of THC products (e.g. >10% vs <10% THC)
Serious side effects (e.g. psychosis, hyperemesis, falls, accidents)
Please note: participants were asked to rank research topics by selecting at least three topics with no limit on selection totals. The percentages were calculated by the number of physicians that selected a topic divided by the total number of physicians.
This graphic represents the five medical conditions that physicians ranked as the highest priorities related to medical marijuana research.
Chronic pain
Anxiety
Reduction of other medication (e.g. opioids) or substance use
Insomnia & sleep disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Please note: participants were asked to rank medical conditions by selecting at least three conditions with no limit on selection totals. The percentages were calculated by the number of physicians that selected a condition divided by the total number of physicians.
Please note: The data snapshots include the results from the Provider Survey, completed in October 5, 2021 by the Clinical Core of the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research. The list of providers selected for the survey was obtained from publicly available information from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use.
