Dr. Mark Moore, Qualified Physician
Dr Mark Moore is a family man, physician, inventor, author and hero. He founded MEDCAN, the first medical marijuana doctor’s office in the State of Florida.
“Cannabis is good medicine for the right patients. Those in need have a right to medicines that will alleviate suffering and help them live better lives.” — Dr Mark Moore
He has been a board-certified Florida physician for over 20 years. His background is Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Addiction Medicine. When his brother died of cancer, there was no law to allow medical marijuana for him. Dr.Moore decided that when Florida law passed, he would help patients with cancer and other medical problems obtain medical marijuana and the care they need to feel better.
Dr.Moore was the first physician in the State of Florida to open a medical office dedicated to the certification of patients for medical cannabis. In July 2016, he was one of ten actively recommending physicians in Florida, and one of the first 100 physicians to successfully pass the medical marijuana examination to prescribe/recommend medical marijuana for patients under state law.
Dr. Moore is an experienced consultant to the medical marijuana industry. He was chosen by the State of Florida to sit on the panel to determine the “Maximum Daily Dose Limit of THC” in medical marijuana for the State of Florida and was the only actively recommending physician on the panel.
The Carnegie Foundation awarded Dr Moore the highest civilian honor in the United States—the Carnegie Hero Medal---for saving the lives of a family who were trapped in a burning car. He received the Tallahassee Police Service award and a Governor’s Citation for Merit.
Dr Moore is an Honor Flight Guardian for World War 2 and Vietnam veterans.
He is inventor and founder of the Freedomscope Project--the world’s first Bluetooth wireless stethoscope system.
Dr.Moore has donated over 10,000 hours to help those in need, including three months as a missionary in Papua New Guinea and two months as a medical instructor at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center in Tanzania.
Recently, Dr. Moore traveled to Israel to meet with world-renowned scientist and cannabis researcher, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam.
His background in pharmacy, anesthesiology, surgery and pain management has helped him care for patients over thousands of visits and his experience in medical cannabis extends across the entire spectrum of qualifying conditions.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS, AND INTERVIEWS:
Consultant, Leon County Judicial System Tallahassee Florida, March 2023
Florida A & M Univ, Student Gov. Forum on Medical Marijuana, Panelist, Oct 2021
Best of Tallahassee, MEDCAN Office “Medical Office Category” 2021
Orlando Sentinal News, Interview Front Page, Orlando Florida July 2020
NPR, WFSU, Interview, Covid, Telehealth and Medical Marijuana, March 2020
Best of Tallahassee, MEDCAN Office “Medical Office Category” 2020
Florida A & M Univ, Student Gov. Forum on Medical Marijuana, Panelist, Oct 2019
FSU Medical School, Medical Marijuana Lecture for Medical Students, September 2019
NPR, WFSU, National Public Radio Interview, 1st DCA Ruling Opinion, July 2019
Capitol Press Corp Florida, Interview, Smokeable Medical Marijuana, March 2019 WCTV
WCTV Interview, Medical Marijuana in Smokeable Form, March 2019
NPR, WFSU, National Public Radio Interview on Medical Marijuana, Feb 2019
Expert Witness on Cannabis, Hearing, Florida Department of Corrections Feb 2019
Politico, Interview, Annual Statement of Joint Committee on Dosing Stats, Jan 2019
Appointed Member, State THC Dosing Panel, Florida Department of Health, Sept 2018
WCTV interview, Medical Marijuana and Pregnancy, Tallahassee Florida Feb 2018
USA Today, “Medical Cannabis--The Swiss Army Knife” published Nov 2017
Students for Sensible Policy, Florida State University, Tallahassee Oct 2017
Florida Women’s Summit, Invited Speaker, Orlando, Florida Sept 2017
Tallahassee Democrat News, "Day 89", Published 2017
New Leadership Coalition, Speaker on MEDCAN, Tallahassee Florida, September 2017
LGBT Coalition Annual Conference, Invited Speaker, Tallahassee, Florida August 2017
Big Bend Mental Health Coalition, Medical Cannabis, Tallahassee, June 2017
Florida Department of Health, Cannabis Hearings, Invited Speaker, Tallahassee, FL 2017
Healing Arts Alliance Group, Medical Cannabis, Tallahassee, FL June 2017
Alternative Medicine Weekend Litchfield Tree, Tallahassee Florida May 2017
Tallahassee Democrat News, “10,000 New Businesses”, published March 2017
Cannabis 101, Capitol Building, Tallahassee Florida March 2017
WCTV Interview, Medical Marijuana and Amendment 2, Tallahassee Florida Jan 2017
MEDCAN Office opens, Tallahassee Florida June 2016