New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal will deliver his seventh medical marijuana Grand Rounds lecture on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Virtua Voorhees Hospital to provide medical students, physicians and other health professionals with an overview of the Department’s Medicinal Marijuana Program and encourage doctors to participate in the program.
“The Murphy Administration has made tremendous progress in expanding patient access to medical marijuana program,” said Commissioner Elnahal. “The Grand Rounds lectures I am delivering around the state are intended to make the case to the medical community that medical marijuana is a safe and effective treatment that should be considered for appropriate patients."
The lecture will begin at 10 a.m. at Virtua Voorhees Hospital, 100 Bowman Dr, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043.
During the hour-long lecture entitled Giving the Green Light to Medicinal Marijuana: An Overview of NJ’s Program and Evidence, Dr. Elnahal discusses the results of national studies in which medical marijuana has demonstrated benefits for patients with certain medical conditions and provides an overview of the program.
The program has grown significantly during the Murphy Administration. More than 32,900 patients, 1,329 caregivers and 783 physicians currently participate and six Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) are operating in Montclair, Woodbridge, Cranbury, Bellmawr, Egg Harbor Township and Secaucus. Five new medical conditions have been added, fees have been reduced, mobile access has been added and ATCs can open satellite locations.
Earlier this fall, the Department received 146 applications from 106 organizations in response to its request to add up to six additional ATCs. In addition, participating physicians are no longer required to have their names published on the Department of Health website.
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