A potential solution to enhance patient accessibility and reduce cost burdens from the LP side is to introduce a hybrid model in which both Licensed Producers and pharmacies can dispense and distribute medical cannabis. The pharmacies that opt in to medical cannabis distribution must obtain a license from Health Canada, with appropriate training, similar to methadone dispensing. Pharmacists are more than medical marijuana prices canada qualified to distribute cannabis and those willing have the necessary resources to provide proper point-of-care service in a highly regulated environment. Sign up for our newsletter. We won't share your email address. Letrsquo;s take the U.S., for example. In Pennsylvania, physicians must complete four hours of continuing education before they can register as a prescriber.1 New York State also has a requirement for four hours of continuing education but a broader range of health professionals are eligible to register as prescribers: physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants under the supervision of a registered physician.2 In other states, such as Maryland, there are no educational requirements and any licensed physician with a valid Controlled Dangerous Substances Registration Number is eligible to register with the state medical cannabis commission.3