Medical Marijuana Referral

Does a person need to be referred to a medical marijuana clinic by their general practitioner? My doctor who is an old conservative would no way in hell refer me to a medical marijuana clinic. I know marijuana as a medicine works for me to quiet down my "brain chatter". I'm able to concentrate and focus on what I'm doing. I'm easily able to go right to sleep at nights after a few hits, other wise I'll lay there and toss and turn for a good hour or more trying to shut down all the "chatter" that's racing through my head. I don't know what causes that or have even tried to be diagnosed. All I know MJ works for me. I don't like taking pills because there are to many weird side effects.

My medical insurance would pay for my doctor visit and then of course I would have to be diagnosed with something that is on the list to be referred to a medical MJ clinic. But then again like I said my conservative doctor would have me go down alleys like therapy and pill popping and other BS where I don't want to go. I'm to old for all that and don't want to waste my time knowing that MJ has been working for me and been my cure for sometime. I want to do this legally rather then having to sneak around to buy my cure.

Any advice on how to get into the medical MJ clinic with the least amount of resistance from your doctor? What has been your route if your taking medical MJ? I know there is an examination at the medical MJ clinic. Would my medical insurance pay for the examination or is that out of pocket?

 

Typically, MMJ patients get there refferals from "pot docs," docs known for writing MJ recommendations. You bring any documentation from the GP, the pot docs evaluates you and decides whether or not you need a script. The legitimacy of these doctors medical opinion ranges from very to not at all.

Most regular doctors are just not willing to put their names behind MJ due to personal risk/liability/professional retaliation.

How easy it is to get MMJ depends on where you live. In Cali, you can find a doctor that will write you a script for pretty much anything. Most statees have specific qualifying conditions like cancer, HIV, chronic pain, MS, and other relativly serious ailments. "Brain chatter" will not get you far in most places. The words to use are "anxiety and insomnia," which would easily get you a script in cali and other more liberal states. Otherwise, you had better have one of the specifc qualifying conditions.

To be honest, although I believe that you get medicinal benefit from MJ, your post leads me to believe that in the eyes of most states' MMJ laws, you will seem like a recreational user trying to scam a script. I'm not saying that you are, just that that's how most states' doctors will likely view you.

Also, I have to ask why you are sticking with a doctor that you doc like or feel gives you the best care. You are his customer and have the write to go elsewhere if you choose. I wouldn't leave a doc for not writing me a MMJ script, but if I disagreed with his outlook on m edicine, I would go elsewhere.

 

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Glaucoma is a condition which interferes with the eye's normal release mechanism and raises the IOP (Inner Ocular Pressure) to dangerous levels.
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Cannabis is at least as effective in reducing eye pressure as are currently legal medicines, but without the toxic side effects, change in eye color, or damage to the liver and kidneys all of which have been associated with presently approved glaucoma drugs. (* <-we will remove these and link the whole paragraph to the book in the webshop)

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APPETITE:​

Resinous cannabis stimulates the appetite and helps patients with debilitating conditions eat and thereby gain weight, giving them the strength they need to combat diseases or infection, and to effect a recovery. Cannabis and it's extracted have demonstrated thought clinical utility in treating persons with anorexia nervosa, as well as wasting syndrome related to tuberculoses, AIDS and Cancer.The herb has also proven useful in settling the stomachs of people with problems such as motion sickness. *
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STRESS REDUCTION:​

Many social users say that they use marijuana to unwind and quite a few have confided that there have been situations were smoking cannabis kept them from blowing their stack. Cannabis aids psychological perspective, which helps to make little nuisances of life just that much less irritating. The pattern of deep breathing plus breath control that is associated with smoking cannabis may serve as a form of relaxation therapy that reduces stress and generates a sublime sense of well-being.*
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IN GYNECOLOGY:​

Cannabis has been used successfully in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarium, a form of morning sickness in which pregnant woman suffer from constant nausea and vomiting. Cannabis reduces pain and increases uterine contractions more quickly than ergot alkaloids.**
Many women find that marijuana relieves menstrual cramps or dysmenorrhea, which was commonly treated with cannabis in the nineteenth century, and is said to have been the purpose for which Queen Victoria was prescribed Cannabis by her personal physician.(~)
Cannabis has also traditionally been used to ease labor distress during childbirth. This is the single most ancient medical use of marijuana that is archeologically confirmed." In a third century tomb, Israeli archeologists discovered the body of a girl who have apparently died in childbirth with traces of hashish at her bedside". (~)
It is also a valuable remedy in the treatment of mastitis and postpartum pain and it has been used to increase lactation.**
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MIGRAINES:​

Cannabis was used regularly in the nineteenth century to provide relieve from migraine headaches. In 1891Dr JB Mattison asserted that the drug not only shopped migraine headaches but can also be used to prevent the attacks. **
It can be particularly valuable for the relief of neuralgia- a pain that is caused by nerve disturbance.
Pain reduction is frequently cited in medical literature, as well as by patient themselves, as being a primary reason for cannabis use. Also used in menopausal headaches and if these headaches are associated with constipation and anemia, iron and aloe have been recommended to be given simultaneously.*
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TUMORS:​

Researchers at the Medical College of Virginia discovered that cannabis is an incredibly successful herb for reducing many types of tumors, both benign and malignant (cancerous)***
THC and CBN have inhibited primary tumor growth from 25 to 82% and increased the life expectancy of cancerous mice to the same extent. The anti tumor property of THC and CBN is very selective, as it reduces tumor cells without damaging normal cells.

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ANTIBIOTICS

For virtually any disease or infection that can be treated with terramycin, cannabis derivatives are more effective. (Roffman, "Marijuana as Medicine," 1982)
There is some evidence that cannabis has antibacterial properties. Researchers in Czechoslovakia have found that extracts containing cannabidiolic acid can suppress certain bacteria, including certain antibiotic-resistant staphylococci. Applications of cannabis extract have relieved pain and infections form cuts to burns.(~)
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INSOMNIA: ​

Many patientes find that marijuana help them sleep better. In the nineteenth century cannabis was highly recognized as effective hipnotic; Dr J.R. Reynolds strongly recommended it for "senile insomnia". Quite a few healthy people have taken a toke or two everynight before bedtime to help them get to sleep. Medical tests have found that both THC and CBD by themselves help improve sleep.(~)
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ASTHMA:​

Cannabis smoke is an excellent dilator of the tiny air tubes in the lungs called the bronchi and the bronchioles, opening them up to allowed more oxygen into the blood. Research into the lung's oxygen transfer mechanism suggests that, since cannabis smoke is a bronchodilator, the shallowness of breath, headaches, chestpains and other symptoms of exposure to heavy smoking might be somewhat alleviated by moderate use of cannabis.*
The use of cannabis goes back thousands of years in literature. According to Dr. Donald Tashkin, "Taking a hit of marijuana has been known to stop a full blown asthma attack." The American Medical Association estimates that smoking cannabis would be beneficial for 80% of asthmatics. (Tashkin, Dr. Donald, UCLA Pulmonary Studies, (1969-90)
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HERPES:​

According to Dr. Gerald Lanez, in a study completed at the University of Southern Florida (Tampa) in 1990, the herpes virus is killed when coming in direct contact with THC (the active ingredient of cannabis). The most effective application is a paste made of crushed "bud" and rubbing alcohol.
It prevents blisters and makes sores dissapear within a day. Cannabis also provides symptomatic relief from gonorrhea and syphillis.**
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Thanks for taking your time to reply.

The doctor that we have is the one that our insurance company has us going to. I never go to the doctor at all for anything, its my wife that has been seeing him for years about her high blood pressure. I sometimes go with her for appointments so I've got to know him. I really do need to see a doctor about my aliments but I hate seeing doctors.

Sure I've smoked MJ since high school (1974) but have no recreational purpose for it now other then to unwind myself where I'm able to think and sleep better. I don't even smoke a half a joint. It's always before bed time and on the week ends where I'm working on a project in my garage where I need to keep my head clear for problem solving solutions. MJ opens the doors for my creative abilities where with out it, I would sit there and stare at my project all day long never progressing because of brain chatter. Negative, positive back and forth all day long talking myself in and out of changes.

There is a real need here only by what gets me through my days and nights.
My needs might not sound as bad as some but the fact that I become a more productive and comfortable human is what it's all about and for anyone that will use medical MJ. To gain control or at least put to bay what our aliments are so that we may not suffer daily.