Medical Marijuana Testimonials

See what patients have to say about their experiences using cannabis to treat chronic medical conditions in Florida.

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ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) • Alzheimer's • Anxiety • Arthritis • Back Pain • Cancer • Chronic Pain • Degenerative Disc Disorder‎ • Epilepsy • Fibromyalgia • Herniated Disc(s) • HIV/AIDS • Lupus‎ • Migraine • Multiple Sclerosis‎ • Muscle Spasms‎ • Muscular Dystrophy‎ • Neuropathy‎ • Osteoporosis‎ • Parkinson's Disease‎ • Psychiatric Conditions • ‎PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) • RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome) • Seizures • Spinal Stenosis‎ • Ulcerative Colitis

Sorry I didn’t get a card sooner

Dr Beasley is wonderful! She is so knowledgeable, patient and very helpful. She and her team made this whole new process seamless even in the midst of the pandemic. My experience with medical marijuana in all its forms has been nothing but amazing. Dosing is easily understood and the different types of medicine available covers all the bases for me. I use cream for my joint pain, edibles for my ADD and anxiety and vapes and flower for bad headaches or if I need to really concentrate. Sleep issues are a thing of the past as well. I’m never going back to taking prescription pills for depression, anxiety or pain, ever again. I can’t say thank you to MMTCFL enough!

Blair, Pensacola
11/14/21

Primary Condition
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Secondary condition(s)
Arthritis, Depression, Anxiety, Headaches

Time using medical cannabis
6 months to 1 year

Age Range
50-59

Life Saving Treatment

After trying other treatments, the medical assistance from this clinic has been life-saving for me. I can’t thank the staff enough for their compassionate and knowledgeable help. As a result of their support I am continuing to run my own business well also continue to be a student at the University of Florida. I’m also participating in physical therapy that was never before available to me because I was so weak prior to medical cannabis therapy.

EG, Ocala
1/31/22

Primary Condition
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Secondary condition(s)
Seizures

Time using medical cannabis
3 to 5 years

Age Range
50-59

VERY PAINFUL.

The staff at the Drs. Office were very helpful and very explicit with everything.
The pain that i go thru everyday has been a God send for me to have this and help me thru all the pain that i go thru everyday.

I use this only for my pain, and thanks to everyone who has been very helpful.

James, Fort Walton Beach
1/26/23

Primary Condition
Alzheimer's

Secondary condition(s)
Joint Pain/Issue, Leg Pain

Time using medical cannabis
6 months to 1 year

Age Range
Over 80

I have been self-employed as a freelance editor, proofreader, and translator (German/English) for many US publishers since Dec. 1985. I've been married for over 30 years, and my husband and I care for 10 cats and 2 dogs, all rescues and seniors, and most with special needs. We like to eat out and travel, and once I began to experience extreme, unending pain, we had to stop doing both.

In Sept. 2016 I developed severe bilateral earaches. The stabbing, shooting, burning pain spread. My temples, around and under my eyes, my cheekbones, my mouth, my gums, my teeth, my jaw, in and behind my ears were affected. I'd been diagnosed with TMJD, but the pain was far greater than that, moved all over my face, was bilateral. It felt as though ice picks were being shoved into my ears and as though knives were working themselves out from my gums. My cheekbones and the roof of my mouth were on fire. The pain traveled rapidly all over my face, in no particular order.

Finally a neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL, diagnosed me with atypical facial pain, a neurological condition that has no cure. Previously, my dentist, oral surgeon, and pcp prescribed Tylenol plus codeine, a muscle relaxer, Vicodin; none even touched the pain. The neurologist prescribed Neurontin, which didn't help the pain and left me in a fog. I only slept a few hours, then excruciating pain woke me, and I was awake for the rest of the night. I could barely work and thought I'd have to give up my business. I couldn't even take my dog for walks. I couldn't drive.

I decided to give medical marijuana a chance since drugs didn't work and only left me in a fog and staggering about and saw Dr. Dorn, who was wonderfully understanding, knowledgeable, and sympathetic. As soon as I got my MM card, I went to a SurTerra dispensary. Your employees were SO knowledgeable, helpful, and caring, and they helped me find a type of tincture oil and vape pen (Calm) that they thought might be of most use. MM gave me back my life. When I am in pain, I take 0.5 ml tincture oil (Dr. Dorn started me on 0.1 ml and suggested I work my way up until I found a dosage that worked; he suggested 12.0 ml as the most I should take per day, and I've never had to take that much) and two 3-second puffs of the vape pen. The latter works quickly, within 10-15 minutes, and the tincture oil normally keeps me pain free for 4-7 hours or longer.

People worry about MM "getting them high." It has never had that effect on me. I can do my work again--it requires lots of concentration--and perform activities of daily living without being in such agony that I can't do anything. Because SurTerra's tincture oil is expensive ($260 per vial), I thought I'd try another dispensary, Trulieve. I purchased oil with the same ratio of CBD to THC (12.5:1) as the SurTerra oil for about $75. The employees weren't knowledgeable or helpful, and I was unimpressed by them--and their oil did NOTHING for my pain, so I went back to SurTerra immediately. I am disgusted that MM is illegal in some states. I wish Congress had the guts to legalize it. Alcohol is an enormous danger; marijuana and MM are not. To put marijuana in the same category of cocaine; to say it's an "entry-level drug," is absurd. If it weren't for SurTerra products, I simply do not know what I would do. I know I wouldn't be working, going out with my husband and friends, driving, leading a normal life. I carry my vape pen with me everywhere, in case I have breakthrough pain. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am to SurTerra for giving me back my life.

Hazel, Tallahassee
1/19/18

Primary Condition
Another Debilitating Condition

Time using medical cannabis
4 months

Age
64

Since starting MMJ late last December (2018), I have lost over 60 lbs. and have quit drinking to take the pain and depression away. My energy levels are through the roof and my cardiologist loves the weigh loss. I was taking 12 different medications for depression and heart related issues and pain, I only take 8 now. I owe all of this to, and I recommend Dr. Dorn in Tallahassee to the fullest.

Brian K., Tallahassee
11/19/19

Primary Condition
Another Debilitating Condition

Secondary condition(s)
Chronic pain, Depression

Time using medical cannabis
11 months

Age
56

I have seen 2 different Medical Marijuana Drs in Florida. One, in South Florida, ripped me off. Never wrote the orders. The 2nd, in Gainesville, hurried me during Covid. MMTC did EVERYTHING the others did not. Empathetic Staff and they show interest in you, the person.
I recommend this place if you are living in Gainesville, Florida.

Julie H, Gainesville
8/9/21

Primary Condition
Another Debilitating Condition

Time using medical cannabis
24 months

Age
64

No longer a Criminal

I have had bad anxiety since i was a young child and delt with it till High School where i tried cannabis. It was a game changer and let me be myself around others. During a time where Cannabis was still criminalized i found myself locked up a few times and spent tons of money on government programs and this made my anxiety even worse. Medication became a stressful transaction filled with worries of jail time and job loss. Now things have changed and i have a huge weight lifted off my shoulders and a calm sensation knowing that i can medicate and posses without fear. My Anxiety is forever but i now have a freedom that some till this day do not have. I have osteoarthritis and i have been getting by for a long time due to Cannabis. It is truly a life changer and a great option to avoid certain drugs and side effects.

Bobby, Miami
9/1/23

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Secondary condition(s)
Osteoarthritis

Time using medical cannabis
Less than 6 months

Age Range
40-49

My doctor was compassionate caring and assisted me with understanding what I needed. I went to my clinic knowledgeable and had questions that were pertinent to my condition. I walked away with what I needed and wanted without overpaying. My clinic was caring and understanding and guided me in the right direction. I am pleased with my doctor and clinic.

Kathleen, Tallahassee
01/19/18

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Time using medical cannabis
1 month

Age
65

MMTC has the nicest staff at the Fort Walton Clinic and they are super helpful. There recommendations with Medical Marijuana are truly changing the game. It's nice to have the medicine you need to help. What a relief!

Christopher B., Fort Walton
12/19/18

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Time using medical cannabis
4 months

Age
22

I can't begin to thank Dr Fernandez and staff for their help in navigating this rather complicated process. I appreciate them pointing me in the right direction on dispensaries as well. That we get a 20% discount for being patients of Dr Fernandez is also appreciated. As foretold by the very nice lady at the MMTC office, we wanted to try everything but ended up buying from Liberty Health for that discount, better pricing and I believe excellent communication thanks to the MMTC system.

Certain appointments are needed and required by state law to retain medical status. MMTC scheduled them for me automatically. My journey to wellness led me was to multiple delivery methods that have reduced my blood pressure, smoothed out a sometimes-rapid and irregular heart rhythm, helped me cope with depression, anxiety, sleeplessness and added an energetic and creative element to life I had long ago forgotten about. Also reduced dependence on allergy medication. Next is replacing ADHD medication. Excellent choice here

Jon, Longwood
01/25/19

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Secondary condition(s)
ADHD

Time using medical cannabis
4 months

Age
64

As a military veteran, being treated with Medical Cannabis was the best decision I ever made. I have about 6 medical conditions and I have improved tremendously and in my 4 months I feel better than I did while taking 10 prescriptions a day. Thanks MMTC

Kisha, Tallahassee
03/25/19

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Time using medical cannabis
4 months

Age
33

I would like to thank Doctor Hall for saving my life when no one else could. He is an AMAZING caring man and I am grateful for the life he gave me!

My entire life I struggled with OCD, GAD, Depression and Anxiety. I was diagnosed at 24 years of age and have been on countless antidepressants and every benzodiazepine, but nothing continuously helped, if it helped at all. After the birth of my first child at 38, I started having arthritis pain and my hormones were jumping all over the place on top of my underlying condition. I was going crazy! Nothing helped and my emotions were spinning out of control daily. I wanted to die.

I was leery but Doctor Hall assured me everything would be fine. Little did I know, not only was everything going to be fine, but I would feel better than I ever had in my entire life! I have true inner peace and tranquility. I can enjoy my family and laugh with them. My arthritis doesn’t hurt anymore. For once, I feel normal and It’s an absolute unbelievable MIRACLE! If only I could have experienced this 20 years ago, my life would have been so different!

I want to thank Doctor Hall from the bottom of my heart for the beauty in life he has allowed me to see! I am now whole!

BJ, Ocala
04/5/19

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Time using medical cannabis
5 months

Age
45

The staff starting from the receptionist, LPN, and everyone else there are real friendly and fantastic personnel.

I would recommend this place for help needed.

Miguel, Lakeland
10/8/19

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Time using medical cannabis
5 months

Age
59

Cannabis has greatly increased my quality of life. I a more tolerable of lifes situations and interactions. Aches and pains, stress and anxiety that break a person's will are kept at bay.

Eric, Lakeland
12/02/19

Primary Condition
Anxiety

Time using medical cannabis
6 months

Age
42

I have arthritis and degenerative disc disease. I absolutely feel less back pain since starting medical MJ. It also helps me to be able to sleep better and quit taking sleep meds including ambien. It a wonder drug! Thankfully it is now legal. Appreciate all u do.

Kim, Pensacola
01/19/18