The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has permitted more than 150,000 patient applications, as of July 15th. A few of the recipients had been able to get their cards without even leaving home.

PrestoDoctor, a telemedicine service to get a medical marijuana card, lately expanded into Oklahoma.

Through positioning, folks can skip a visit to the doctor’s office to get a recommendation for medical marijuana. They can speak to a doctor online a secure video chat.

“At the end of the day, it’s the same precise process that you’d undergo at an in-person doctor,” stated Kyle Powers, CEO of PrestoDoctor. “So the doctor has the identical standard of care they’d use with any other patient.”

According to Powers, appointments usually last 10 to 15 minutes. He says all physicians are board-licensed and licensed within the state of Oklahoma. It’s not clear how many medical marijuana cards PrestoDoctor has helped Oklahomans get so far. However, Powers says the program appears to be getting more popular.

“So telemedicine basically has become a very popular form of access for medicine, and there’s no reason why that shouldn’t apply for the cannabis business as well,” stated Bud Scott, executive director of the Oklahoma Cannabis Industry Association.

Scott recommends sufferers do their research, whether or not they meet with a doctor in-person or online.

“Be as honest and open towards the doctor as possible and consider what their suggestions are, have a thorough assessment,” he mentioned.