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FAQ
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How much does a medical marijuana card evaluation cost?Dr. DeFranco’s prices are $200 initial consultation and $125 for renewals. You will have to pay the P.A. State Department of Health $ 50.00 once you get approval from Dr.DeFranco. Click on the link on our website home page to connect with the P.A. Department of Health.
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Will my insurance cover the fee?Unfortunately, insurance will not cover the cost of medical marijuana evaluations.
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When will I receive my medical marijuana card?You will receive your card in the mail, usually in about 5 business days.
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How long is my medical marijuana card good for?You will need to have your card renewed annually by a certified medical marijuana doctor.
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What will happen at my evaluation?The doctor will discuss how medical marijuana may help to treat your specific medical condition.
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What types of products do Pennsylvania dispensaries currently sell?Pennsylvania dispensaries offer cannabis flower in its dry form, oils, pills, tinctures, cream, ointments, and liquids. The flower can not be smoked, it has to be vaporized.
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What are qualifying medical conditions?- Anxiety Disorder - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Autism - Cancer, including remission therapy - Crohn's disease - Damage to the nervous tissue of the central nervous system (brain-spinal cord) with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, and other associated neuropathies - Dyskinetic and spastic movement disorders - Epilepsy - Glaucoma - HIV / AIDS - Huntington's disease - Inflammatory bowel disease - Intractable seizures - Multiple sclerosis - Neurodegenerative diseases - Neuropathies - Opioid use disorder for which conventional therapeutic interventions are contraindicated or ineffective, or for which adjunctive therapy is indicated in combination with primary therapeutic interventions - Parkinson's disease - Post-traumatic stress disorder - Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain - Sickle cell anemia - Terminal illness -Tourette's Syndrome
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