Not surprisingly, this was another year when marijuana legalization spread like a weed. It is likely to continue in 2019 and many are expecting it to, eventually, be legalized throughout the US, like Canada and Uruguay. So far, 21 countries or territories have legalized cannabis fully or partially for medical and/or adult use. Its legalization in many states expanded as a result of the recent mid-term elections. CBD oil has become popular in 2020 for its many benefits. CBD can help with insomnia or sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, pain, inflammation, nausea and vomiting, according to Verified CBD.  

That means there are plenty of opportunities for physician and other medical ganjapreneurs to innovate, much like participating in various roles in the biopharma industry:

1. Providing education and training to medical practitioners as edupreneurs
2. Becoming cannabis science liaisons
3. Doing basic drug discovery, development and testing, particularly since the passage of the recent Farm Bill
4. Track and trace supply chain improvement
5. Physician investing
6. Retail distribution, sales and marketing
7. Startup ganjapreneurship
8. Regulatory affairs professionals
9. Medical marijuana public health entrepreneurship and policy
10. Product liability and expert witness participation
11. Growth and extraction cannabis agrabusiness
12. Digital health applications including e-metered dose inhaler applications and digital therapeutics
13. Personalized pot practice

Here is the core course.

Many doctors are reluctant to recommend medical marijuana . Seize the opportunities. This bud's for you.

Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA is the President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs