Granting of Medical MMJ Cards: Canada vs. the USA

[saluki]

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Very well written and informative article bro, nice job.

This would explain why I always got rejected in Montreal whenever I consulted any physician. They just weren't willing to hear me out at all. I hope when i visit Canada in the next 5 years things will have changed for the better.

Cheers

 

[supermanlives]

anyone and I mean anyone can get a rec / card in cali. yeehaw. its just about impossible to be refused unless you aint got the cash.

 

[RoadRash]

I've had Med. cards in California & British Columbia.

I enjoyed most of the dispensaries in both places.

Also how easy it was to get a card. You see the doctor, then you go to a dispensary & they make a card. When you want to buy some medicine, you show ID and/or you Med. Mar. card.

The place in Canada made an effort to be a community center. They let people smoke there, they had a room for that.


Now I live in Oregon. I have 7 years of precriptions from Calif. doctors but haven't ante-d up the $300 for an Oregon card.

I was doing a search for "Qwerkle" and that led me to a sort-of-dispensary in Ashland. I appreciate their work as activists. I say "sort of" dispensary because their website makes them look like a dispensary. But they can't answer a lot of questions, and the fear/paranoia is high.

This reminds me of when I was in college. For a few weeks, we were studying transistors, and I walked around asking other students and professors, "how does a transistor work ?" Finally I found an instructor who had the patience to answer my questions.

So I sort of understand how OMMP works. You gather up all your medical records, and go to a doctor. They write a recommendation or prescription. Then you go to a "Card Center". They help you navigate your way through all the paperwork. You pay about $300 to practice a natural right. The State of Oregon ends up with your name and home address on a list.

This is not appealing.


What comes to mind for Oregon is "iatrogenic". That refers to a medical condition that is caused or exacerbated by a medical practitioner. e.g. if you take Cannabis for stress, and the process of signing up is quite stressful.