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ACP: Protect credentials of physicians prescribing medical marijuana within state laws

Credentialing & Verification Update, February 27, 2008

The American College of Physicians (ACP) in February released a position paper on the medical use of marijuana.

The paper, titled Supporting Research into the Therapeutic Role of Marijuana, outlines the ACP's stance with regard to physicians who prescribe or dispense medical marijuana in accordance with state law. There is currently wide discrepancy among state laws with regard to physicians' ability to prescribe the drug for medical purposes.

With regard to the licensure and credentials of physicians who prescribe the drug, the ACP states, "ACP strongly supports exemption from federal criminal prosecution; civil liability; or professional sanctioning, such as loss of licensure or credentialing, for physicians who prescribe or dispense medical marijuana in accordance with state law. Similarly, ACP strongly urges protection from criminal or civil penalties for patients who
use medical marijuana as permitted under state laws."

Download the full ACP paper at www.acponline.org/acp_news/medmarinews.htm

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