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Article History

Received: 26 July 2019

Accepted: 3 April 2020

First Online: 21 April 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was reviewed and approved by the Baldwin Wallace University Human Subjects IRB. SP18–9742.Participants were emailed and asked to participate in the study. Participants were not given an incentive and could refuse participation.Data collected do not include any identifying information.

: We provided participants with an information sheet providing information about the study and its purpose. If they consented to participating in the study they can click the button leading them to the online questionnaire. Below is the text.I am asking your help to understand physician attitudes regarding medical marijuana and Ohio’s Medical Marijuana program estimated to begin September 2018. An initial survey by the State Medical Board of Ohio found most physicians unlikely to recommend medical marijuana to a patient with a qualifying condition. This online study will examine these attitudes as well as physician’s belief and knowledge regarding medical marijuana and Ohio’s program as we come closer to its start. It is important to understand the perspectives of physicians prior to the start of the program to understand the potential capacity for qualified patients to access physicians who are willing to prescribe medical marijuana. It will also provide a starting point (in addition to initial survey by the State Medical Board of Ohio) in understanding how physician attitudes and beliefs may change over time regarding medical marijuana and Ohio’s medical marijuana program.We were given your email address by the State Medical Board of Ohio, but they are not involved within this study. Your responses to the study will be anonymous and voluntary. At no point will your name or email address be connected to your responses to this online survey. If you agree to participate in this online study, please access through the link below.We are unable to provide any gift to you for your participation other than our thanks for your perspective on this issue. Your participation will add to our understanding and concerns regarding medical marijuana in the state of Ohio.We can offer access to the products of this research. If you wish to be placed on an email list to receive copies of the study’s results, please access the link below and enter your email address.If you have any questions about this project you can contact the study’s principal investigator.

: The authors (EL, JG, and ET).declare that they have no competing interests.