Ottawa Compassionate Care

This page is for health professionals in Ottawa County who want more information regarding the efficacy of prescribing medical cannabis. There are also links to legal information and supported research about this new available therapy in Michigan.

The new law is in place to protect patients, caregivers, and physicians alike.

If you are a physician in Ottawa County and you support your patients use of medical cannabis please contact us so we can put together a referral list. One problem surfacing is the lack of area doctors stepping forward for patient care because of  the lack of knowledge about the law and it protections. Your medical recommendation is needed! Patients with cancer, AIDS, Crohn’s, and many other approved conditions NEED your help. There are people who are fighting for their lives right now. Fighting to eat, to gain weight, to live out there lives with comfort. Below is a list of clinics and Health Care professionals who are now participating in Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Program across the State.

CLINICS

Clinic for Compassionate Care
Located in Troy and available for in-home visits
248-792-1185

Medical Marijuana Certification Center
Located in Southfield at Telegraph and 12 Mile
248-932-6400 or 888-932-6402

MGM Consultants
Locations in Flint and Detroit for office and in-home visits
313-675-4878

Qualifying Patient
A network of Michigan physicians serving southeast Michigan
888-283-1937

Real Health Alternatives
Located in Otsego, MI and serving southwest Michigan
269-350-7390

Rehabilitation Medical Specialists
Located in Farmington Hills at Middlebelt and Northwestern Hwy.
248-663-5353

The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation Clinics
Located in Southfield at Franklin and Northwestern Hwy.
248-351-1746 or 800-723-0188 — Fax 503-235-0120

PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS

Dr. Ayres
Located in Livonia and serving as a primary care pain specialist
(734) 255-3723

Dundee Internal Medicine
Located in Dundee and serving southeast MI as a primary care physician
734-529-5900

• The full report issued by the National Academy of Sciences

• History of Medical Cannabis

• The American College of Physicians Position Paper - (download)

• Sativex®: clinical efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of symptoms of multiple sclerosis and neuropathic pain

Patient/Caregiver/Physician Confidentiality

The following confidentiality rules shall apply:

(1) Applications and supporting information submitted by qualifying patients, including information regarding their primary caregivers and physicians, are confidential.

(2) The department shall maintain a confidential list of the persons to whom the department has issued registry identification cards. Individual names and other identifying information on the list is confidential and is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(3) The department shall verify to law enforcement personnel whether a registry identification card is valid, without disclosing more information than is reasonably necessary to verify the authenticity of the registry identification card.

(4) A person, including an employee or official of the department or another state agency or local unit of government, who discloses confidential information in violation of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. Notwithstanding this provision, department employees may notify law enforcement about falsified or fraudulent information submitted to the department.