Educate. Learn. Talk about Marijuana in Florida. 
IN THIS ISSUE
Three Tips to Improve Your Mental Health This Holiday Season
How to get a Florida Medical Marijuana ID Card
Register for the December 17 Conversations on Cannabis Live Forum
ABOUT MMERI
FAMU’s Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) is the only program mandated by the state to engage minority communities and Florida’s diverse populations about marijuana for medical use and the impact of the unlawful use of marijuana

We are providing credible information in a safe space for you to learn and talk frankly about cannabis in Florida. Learn more at MMERI.FAMU.edu.
Three Tips To Improve Your Mental Health This Holiday Season
According to a recent Gallup Poll, Americans’ mental health is at a record low with a nine point decline in the last year. Since the rise of COVID-19 cases, there’s been an increase in the number of people in Florida getting approved for a medical marijuana ID card through the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use. To address these trends, MMERI is hosting a Conversations on Cannabis virtual forum with mental health professionals who will provide tips for dealing with anxiety, stress and depression during the holiday season as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Have questions about mental health and cannabis? Register today for the Conversations on Cannabis Live virtual forum on December 17 from 12- 1 p.m.

Watch three short videos with tips to improve your mental health now:
Dr. Alishea Rowley,
Licensed Mental Health Clinician
Dr. Gwendolyn Singleton,
Professor and Researcher
Dr. Martha Wisbey,
Impact Behavioral Health Assistant Clinical Director
Qualifying Conditions for a Florida Medical Marijuana Card
What You Need to Know
Recreational marijuana is illegal in Florida. The consequences of getting caught with marijuana include the following penalties: 
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How to Get Medical Marijuana
in Florida
Only a qualified physician can recommend medical marijuana in Florida, but a patient still must get a registry identification card to obtain the drug from an approved treatment center.
 
find a qualified
physician.
Click here to apply for a Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Card.
to find a Medical
Marijuana Treatment
Center near you.
What People Are
Saying About
Marijuana
During each Conversations on Cannabis virtual forum, we ask audience members to share their views or experiences.

“I'm a paraplegic and marijuana has helped me with my anxiety, migraines, muscle spasms and pain. I choose marijuana over any medication prescribed by any doctors.”
– K.S. in Bronson, Fla.

“When using medical marijuana in the past, I notice I sleep better and my anxiety levels are very low.”
– G.F. in Keystone Heights, Fla.
Let’s Talk about Marijuana and Mental Health
Register for 
Conversations on 
Cannabis
Register to join the next Conversations on Cannabis Virtual Forum on Thursday, December 17 at noon. This forum will feature a panel of mental health professionals discussing and answering your questions about marijuana. Click the link below to attend and be heard.
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