The Department will begin to phase out the current physician registry posted on the Department of Health Medicinal Marijuana webpage. To aid patients new to the program, the Department will continue to maintain a list of physicians on its website for those physicians who want to continue to be listed. Physician participation on this list will be optional and may not represent all of the approved physicians participating in the MMP.

If you are a health care practitioner currently registered with MMP and no longer wish to have your information shown on the Department’s “Find a Doctor” list, please call (609) 292-0424 or email at MMPquestions@doh.nj.gov. Please include your name, specialty, physician license number, phone number, and location of practice in your email.

Health care practitioners are required to register with the Department of Health to ensure that they meet the requirements necessary to authorize medicinal marijuana to patients. Health care practitioners interested in registering can do so online at http://njmmp.nj.gov.

Health care practitioners who wish to participate in the program must:

• Hold an active New Jersey Medical license in good standing issued by the NJ Board of Medical Examiners.
• Possess an active controlled dangerous substances registration issued by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs that is not subject to limitation.
• Practice within the State of New Jersey

A health care practitioner can register with the NJ Medicinal Marijuana Program (NJMMP) by accessing the NJMMP Registry at http://njmmp.nj.gov/. 

1. Once on the Registry homepage, click on “Physician Registration” on the left navigation bar to initiate physician registration.
2. The Physician Registration page will be displayed.  Complete all required fields (as noted by a red asterisk).
3. In addition to their name and date of birth, health care practitioners will need to enter their medical and CDS license numbers issued by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to complete their registration.
4. At the time of registration, health care practitioners will select a username and password for future access to the Registry.
5. Health care practitioners will be provided with a checkbox to indicate that they do not wish to be listed on the publicly displayed "Find a Doctor" list.
6. When all information is completed, click "Submit".
7. Once health care practitioners submit their registration, their applications will be verified and approved by MMP staff. Registration cannot be completed without both medical and CDS license numbers which will be verified by Department of Consumer Affairs. Once approved, health care practitioners can log in to their Registry accounts (using the username and password created during registration) and initiate patient applications. Health care practitioners can also create accounts for their staff for updating patient statements.

A health care practitioner can add staff to their NJ Medicinal Marijuana Program Registry account by accessing the registry at http://njmmp.nj.gov/ and completing the following steps:

1. Once on the Registry click "Login" in the upper right corner of the page.  Using the username and password created during registration, log in to the account.
2. Once logged on, click on "User Management" from the left navigation bar, and then click on "Search User".
3. The Search User page will appear, click on "All users by physician", choose appropriate name from the drop down menu, and then click on "Search".  Verify that the staff member is not currently listed in Search Results.
4. To add a new user, click on "Add User".  The Add User page will appear.  Complete all required fields (as noted by red asterisk) and click on "Save".  A temporary password will be sent to the email address supplied. 

The new user will have to log in with the User ID created at Add User registration and the temporary password.  Once logged in the Change Password page will appear.  The new user will complete all required information (as noted by red asterisk) and click on "Save".  The new user will now have access to the health care practitioners account within the registry

Use the "Support" tab located in the upper right corner of the NJ Medicinal Marijuana Program Registry homepage.  You will then have to click on "Contact the Program". This will forward you to the Department of Health email contact page.  Fill in the required information and you will be contacted by a member of the MMP staff.  The MMP can also be contacted by telephone at: (609)292-0424.

From the NJ Medicinal Marijuana Program Registry homepage, use the "Log In" tab located in the upper right corner of the page and complete the following steps:

• Log on using the personal username and password created during registration.
• Select "For My Password".
  • Enter username and "Continue".
  • Answer the required security questions and supply your email address.
  • Select "Submit"
• Your password is now reset. A temporary password has been sent to the provided email address.
• Log on using your username and temporary password.
• You will be required to set up a new password.
• Once completed, continue to the NJ MMP registry.

To participate in the NJ Medicinal Marijuana Program a health care practitioner must hold an active New Jersey medical license, in good standing, issued by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners, and possess an active controlled dangerous substance registration issued by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs that is not subject to limitation. The health care practitioner must also have a physical office address located within the State of New Jersey.

As the patient's health care practitioner, you will determine the proper dosage; however, the maximum amount allowed by law is 3 ounces in a 30 day period unless the patient is terminal in which case there is no limit.  ATC’s will package medicinal marijuana in 1/4 ounce denominations. Health care practitioners may authorize a maximum amount of three ounces of marijuana in a 30 day period. If the health care practitioner does not authorize the maximum three ounce amount, they should select their recommended amount of medicinal marijuana by utilizing the drop down box on the physician statement. This will be the authorized amount in which the patient is permitted to receive from the ATC in a 30 day period.

Yes, a registered health care practitioner seeking to authorize the medicinal use of marijuana by a minor patient shall;

Obtain written confirmation from a health care practitioner trained in the care of pediatric patients in their professional opinions, following review of the minor patient’s medical record or examination of the minor patient, that the minor patient is likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefits from the medical use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms associated with his or her debilitating medical condition.

Note* Consulting health care practitioners (pediatricians) are not required to be registered with the MMP in order to file a certification with the health care practitioner who is registering the minor patient.

Explain the potential risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana to the minor patient and to the minor patient’s parent, guardian or another person having legal custody of the minor patient. Such explanation shall be documented in the minor patient’s medical record.

The MMP is requiring that the registering health care practitioner provide documentation of these consultations at the time the minor patient’s Attending Physician Statement is executed. The documentation can be uploaded to the patients Attending Physician Statement. The MMP Registration Unit will validate this documentation and respond to your office. This documentation is required to initiate the MMP review of the minor patient application.

In the event that a patient requires a health care practitioner transfer, you may accept them as a new MMP patient by entering the ‘Registry ID’ into the registry. This number will be located on the patient’s original attending physician statement that was provided to them by their original MMP health care practitioner.  This process will give you full responsibility over the patient.