One of the problems with CBD is that it is poorly regulated and many products have far less CBD actually in it than advertised so the results tend to be questionable.  The Ainsworth Institute carries prescription strength CBD from a company called Versea – these products are laboratory tested with guaranteed concentrations that are higher than what can be obtained elsewhere.  Furthermore, Versea stands behind their products and their efficacy.  We carry 2 different types of CBD: tincture drops and salve.  Each product comes in different concentrations with levels as high as 3300mg per dose.

If you are interested in medical marijuana and think you are a candidate, you will need to follow a few basic and easy steps:

1. Download the MM Referral Form
2. Print it out and give to your primary care doctor, family practice doctor or other treating medical professional
3. Call our office to make an appointment: this can be done in person or from the comfort and safety of your own home via telemdicine!
4. If you are doing a telemedicine visit, please make sure to email the MM Referral From to our office prior to your visit.  The email address is info@ainpain.com
5. If you qualify for medical marijuana, you will be asked to fill out a Medical Marijuana Contract that states your responsibilities (i.e. monthly follow ups to track your progress, monthly urine screens, etc)
6. You will be provided with a list of instructions on how to start the process of obtaining your Medical Marijuana license with New York State – our office cannot do this part for you.  You must complete this part on your own
7. At the same time as you are working on step #6, we will start the process of registering you with New York State.  We cannot complete this part until you complete step #6
8. You will need to provide a urine sample in order to complete the license registration
9. This entire process typically takes 30 days from the point of your initial consultation
10. Once the registration is complete and you are formally licensed, you will need to find a dispensary to obtain your prescription.  If you would prefer, we can provide you with a preferred location that we typically refer our patients to – we have no financial conflict of interest with any dispensaries.
11. When you go to the dispensary, you will meet with the pharmacist – at this point you will discuss expectations and what you are looking for insofar as how it will be used (i.e. topical, vapor pen, edible, marijuana cigarettes, etc).  Based on your input, the pharmacist will create a treatment plan with a prescription that is tailored to your individual needs by using different ratios of THC:CBD to accentuate certain attributes of the therapy while decreasing others.
12. Your license will only be good for 30 days at a time so you will be required to complete a monthly follow up visit with a urine sample in order for your license to be renewed for another 30 days – these visits can be done via telemedicine and the urine tests can be performed at any outside facility if you prefer.  For sake of ease, most patients will simply do their follow ups at our office and provide the urine sample at the same time.
13. Once you complete 12 months without missing any follow ups or having any issues with your urine samples, you will only be required to come once every 3 months moving forward.

For a complete set of instructions, please contact our office.

If you think you are a candidate for medical marijuana or CBD,  contact the Ainsworth Institute to set up an initial evaluation and discuss your options.  Even if medical marijuana or CBD are not ideal for you, we offer a extensive variety of treatments for just about every pain condition you can think of.