30 Montco Docs Now Approved For PA Medical Marijuana Program

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has updated its list of physicians approved to certify patients to participate in the state's Medical Marijuana Program. There are now 30 doctors in Montgomery County that have been approved to participate.

Patients who want to access medical marijuana must obtain a physician's certification from an approved doctor proving that they suffer from one of 17 serious medical conditions. A registration process is then required for patients to receive a medical marijuana card, allowing them access to state-licensed dispensaries.

Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana dispensary opened Wednesday morning in Bethlehem. Others are planned across the state.

As of Jan. 16, the following Montgomery County physicians are approved to certify patients for the program:

• Mark Avart, Bala Cynwyd
• Avrom Brown, Jenkintown
• Joseph Carchedi, North Wales
• Sareta Coubarous, Willow Grove
• Robert Detweiler, Lansdale
• Michael Fishman, Horsham
• Ari Greis, Bryn Mawr
• Lee Harris, Willow Grove and Abington
• Marc Jaffe, Hatfield
• Steven Katz, Harleysville
• Sofia Lam, Jenkintown
• Steven Leskowitz, Rydal
• Richard Magill, King of Prussia
• Donald McCarren, Collegeville
• Jay Mergaman, Lansdale
• Bernardo Merizalde, Lafayette Hill
• Dori Middleman, Bala Cynwyd
• Nawabi Naseh, Lafayette Hill
• Stephen Sacks, Plymouth Meeting
• Jimmie Sanders, Plymouth Meeting
• Michael Saulino, Elkins Park
• Teodora Schellato, Bala Cynwyd
• Sanjay Shah, Horsham
• Fred Singer, Rockledge
• Daniel Skubick, North Wales
• David Tabby, Bala Cynwyd
• Sara Tabby, Bala Cynwyd
• Mary Vandenberg-Wolf, Bala Cynwyd
• Shimon Waldfogel, Abington
• Justin Winas, Fort Washington

The full list of all approved doctors can be found here.

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