Medical Marijuana - MMJP

Medical Marijuana Practitioners Inc.

Medical Marijuana Practitioners Inc. is a physician referral and support service for the recommendation of medical cannabis.

MMJP nurse educators work with an MMJP consulting physician to apply the education, application and administration of medical cannabis. This includes education on the side effects and safety considerations of its use, assistance in registration and ideal choice of product as based on patient preference, availability, recommendation, and affordability.

Patients are informed on various methods of use, including demonstrations of medical devices such as vaporizors, and given advice on ingesting cannabis in the form of oil or homemade edibles. The pros and cons of each method of application are discussed so patients are better equipped to make a decision on which method of administration they would like to pursue.

Approximately one week after the initial consultation, patients are contacted by our staff to address any issues or concerns and to ensure that they are confident in their knowledge and ability to self-medicate.

Initial consultation and reassessment letters are faxed directly to referring and supporting physicians in a timely manner. Follow-up appointments with an MMJP consulting physician are booked at three month intervals for reassessment and renewals. Appropriate consents are obtained from the patient regarding any data that can be used for research purposes.

MMJP consulting physicians and staff are actively lobbying for the appropriate funding entitled to each patient for a legitimate and medically necessary product for their condition(s).

MMJP encourages patients to research all Licensed Producers (LPs) and their products and also supports patients who wish to grow their own medication. We are seeking to build relationships with a number of LPs in order to obtain specialized knowledge on their products, policies, and registration processes to better guide and assist our patients. The following LPs are currently in direct and regular contact with MMJP staff and locations

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Meet our MMJP Nurse, Lisa!

Elizabeth (Lisa) Lanteigne is currently a nurse educator at Medical Marijuana Practitioners Inc. (MMJP). As such, she has the privilege of collaborating with the prescribing physician to provide patients with the appropriate health teaching surrounding their medical cannabis. This includes information about the various methods of administration, safety considerations and potential side-effects. She works with each patient to help them choose the appropriate products, based on their individual needs. She then helps them register with their chosen Licensed Producer and in some instances apply for compassionate pricing programs. She strives to ensure that patients feel equipped with the knowledge and confidence to begin their journey with medical marijuana.

Lisa is an Honours Graduate from Mohawk College’s Practical Nursing Program. She began her career in 2015 as a community nurse in the Grimsby area. It was while working as a community nurse that she heard numerous accounts from her patients about how they had benefitted from medical marijuana. She saw firsthand how oncology patients received relief from their nausea and pain. She heard so many positive stories about medical cannabis from patients with PTSD, depression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel reporting that cannabis provided them with a reduction in symptoms and improved quality of life that she immediately jumped at the chance to join the amazing team at MMJP. She is grateful for the opportunity to expand her knowledge of cannabis and aspires to share this information, so others can enjoy the benefits of this plant based medicine.

Lisa is also a Licensed Kindermusik Educator, with over a decade of teaching experience. In the past 15 years she has owned her own Kindermusik studio, worked as a Youth Program Director for Holland America Cruise Line, operated her own home daycare and been an administrative coordinator.

Combining her compassionate and nurturing nature, her extensive knowledge base and her love of teaching, Lisa relishes the opportunity to not only help formulate individualized approaches to meet patient’s goals, but to also continue to learn and grow in this burgeoning field of medical cannabis.