One doctor approved 11800 patients for medical marijuana in Michigan
The State of Michigan did not properly audit physician certifications for Michigan medical marijuana cards and one physician certified 11,810 patients – 14% of the total, according to a new audit.
The report released Thursday by Michigan Auditor General Doug Ringler found that 22 other physicians certified a combined 46,854 medical marijuana patients, or 56% of the total for the 2015 fiscal year.
Those numbers raise concerns about "fraudulent physician certification forms," and point to a need for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, which administers the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program, to "improve its process to verify physician certifications."
In a response, the department said it agreed with the recommendation and implemented a random audit of physician certifications on Sept. 28.
The audit didn't identify the physicians or explicitly state that fraud was committed.
But it said doctors who certify a medical marijuana card must have a "bona...
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