Where to get doctor's recommendation?

[D9_THC]

I just went to these guys, since they don't charge you unless they give you the recommendation...
http://www.marijuanamedicine.com/locations.html

...and the doctor there said that since I don't have any documents showing that I have been seen by a previous doctor for these condition (anxiety and sleep problems), then he can give me a temporary recommendation, provided that I go get psychologically evaluated, to make sure that weed won't be "harmful" to me, and I don't have some underlying more serious problems. I said hell no, why would I go pay an additional western medicine witch-doctor, that's what I'm here for, to get a "recommendation" for a natural medicine that has worked best for me for years, what kind of "compassionate" treatment is that... So, I didn't get my doctor's note.

My question to you is, did you have to go through this kind of stuff? Where in the Bay Area, CA can I go to just get a doctor's recommendation without having to see another doctor for something else? I just don't have the money or desire to jump through their retarded medical hoops. I know my natural medicine, I know it works, I've tried the Valerian root, the St. John's Wort, and the exercise, I don't want to see several pharmaceutically trained doctors, to have them tell me that I don't have schizophrenia, and that a natural herb is good for me.

 

[VIKINGtrich]

Well man, my friends call me "The Good Doctor", but sorry to say, that won't help you....That sucks about the doc telling you to go see the "pharma" docs in order to get the great medicinal herb...kinda defeats the purpose, but usually people, doctors included don't think the way alot of us do....

I do hope you figure this out, and get exactly what you are looking for....Good luck man......and always remember...I love you.

 

[emerald city]

sucks ..To play you gotta pay...Ive paid for 2 recommendation at 300 a wack,follow-up visit 175,then the state permit fee's..all in the name of being legal...Good luck to you.

 

[SCF]

I just went to these guys, since they don't charge you unless they give you the recommendation...
http://www.marijuanamedicine.com/locations.html

...and the doctor there said that since I don't have any documents showing that I have been seen by a previous doctor for these condition (anxiety and sleep problems), then he can give me a temporary recommendation, provided that I go get psychologically evaluated, to make sure that weed won't be "harmful" to me, and I don't have some underlying more serious problems. I said hell no, why would I go pay an additional western medicine witch-doctor, that's what I'm here for, to get a "recommendation" for a natural medicine that has worked best for me for years, what kind of "compassionate" treatment is that... So, I didn't get my doctor's note.

My question to you is, did you have to go through this kind of stuff? Where in the Bay Area, CA can I go to just get a doctor's recommendation without having to see another doctor for something else? I just don't have the money or desire to jump through their retarded medical hoops. I know my natural medicine, I know it works, I've tried the Valerian root, the St. John's Wort, and the exercise, I don't want to see several pharmaceutically trained doctors, to have them tell me that I don't have schizophrenia, and that a natural herb is good for me.

Its best if you have some sort of documentation you have been treated for such ailment. If the unknown doctor doesn't do his research into your proclaimed events, and seen that you have had, standard treatment, like anti anxiety medication, or that you at least saw a doctor about it. Then its highly unlikely you will get your script. But there are a lot of dr.'s out there that will. Dr Elis in Frisco wont take ur money if he cant give u a script.

here is a list of doctors that are MJ friendly. Go to this link, and there are further links inside. to dr's website etc.

Best of luck!


http://www.canorml.org/prop/215physicians.html


California

North Coast

Compassionate Health Options (Dr. Hanya Barth) 741 5 th St. Santa Rosa 1-877-PROP215, (707) 568-0420.
Norcal Health Care, Inc. (Dr. Michael Caplan)
527 S. State St. Ukiah (707) 468-7400
4677 Valley West Blvd. Arcata (707) 822-5244
Dr. Jeff Hergenrather, Sebastopol (Sonoma Co.) (707) 484-7720
Dr. William Courtney
316 Main St. Willits (707) 456-0420
15401 Seadrift Avenue Caspar (707) 961-1420
Dr Ron Kennedy, 2448 Guerneville Rd. #800, Santa Rosa (707) 575-7375 nexus@sonic.net
North Coast Medical (Dr. Diane Dickinson) (707) 822-1165 Arcata, Crescent City, Garberville, Happy Camp, Mt. Shasta
Holistic Institute of Greater Health (Monte P. Fisher, MD) Napa (415) 637-7487 By appointment only. Habla Espanol
Med/RxC 3715 Santa Rosa Ave. #A11 Santa Rosa Immediate Appointments Available (877) 563-4156
Central Valley & Foothills to Redding
Compassionate Health Options (Dr. Hanya Barth) 1-877-PROP215
333 S. Auburn St. Colfax (530) 346-8800
10038 Meadow Way, Suite D Truckee (530) 550-8866
Dr. William R. Turnipseed, Citrus Heights - Sacto (916) 722-3433
Cool Medical Clinic (Dr. Cristal Speller), 1020 Northside Drive Suite D., Cool (530) 823-9963
Dr. William Toy, Grass Valley (Nevada Co.) (530) 273-5690
Highland Springs Wellness Center (Dr. Stephen Banister & Dr. Sean Devlin), 1061 E. Main St. #204, Grass Valley (530) 274-2274
Dr. Philip Denney and Robert Sullivan 1522 Charles Dr, Redding (530) 242-6784
Medicann
Modesto 725 18th Street 866-632-6627
Fresno 2120 North Winery Road #103 866-632-6627
Natural Care for Wellness (Dr. Cristal Dawn Speller)
593 East Ave. (between White Ave. & El Paso Way) Chico (888) 420-NATURAL
Market Street Promenade 1670 Market St. @ Placer, Suite 246 Redding (888) 420-NATURAL
Optimed 2425 N. California St. Stockton For appointment call (209) 467-4200 Open Fri/Sat 10-3
Med/RxC Immediate appointments available
1380 Longfellow Drive Chico (877) 563-4156
1169 Hilltop Drive Redding (877) 563-4156
909 3rd Street (877) Tahoe 563-4156
619 13th Street Modesto (877) 563-4156
Stockton (877) 563-4156
Green Relief (Dr. Gregory Kusic) 2751 Bechelli Lane Redding (530) 222-1919 Open Mon-Fri 10-5 Walk-ins welcome
Sacramento

Dr. Philip Denney and Robert Sullivan 4441 Auburn Blvd. Ste. P Sacramento (916) 978-9777
Medical Associates (Dr. David Barton) 9700 Business Park Dr., Suite 201 Sacramento (916) 366-6016 By appt. only; Physician fluent in Spanish
420MedEvaluations.com (Dr. Larry Zhao) 2015 Q St. Suite A Sacramento Open Mon-Sat 12-6
Med/RxC 1851 Heritage Lane #299 Sacramento (877) 563-4156 Immediate Appointments Available
Green Relief (Dr. Gregory Kusic) 1417 28th Street Sacramento (916) 453-1919 Open Mon-Fri 10-5 Walk-ins welcome
Nate Pettinger M.D. 2222 Watt Ave. Ste. B1 Sacramento (916) 333-3831
San Francisco

Dr. Roger Stephen Ellis, San Francisco (415) 681-0823
Dr. Hanya Barth / Compassionate Health Options 1200 Howard St. San Francisco 1-877-PROP215, (415) 255-1200
Holistic Institute of Greater Health (Monte P. Fisher, MD) San Francisco (415) 637-7487 By appointment only. Habla Espanol
Philip E. Wolfson, MD 735 Montgomery Street, Suite 300 San Francisco (415) 550-1700 wolfy@wolfy.com Psychiatry
Green Relief (Dr. Gregory Kusic) 1224 Sutter St. San Francisco (415) 351-1919 Open Mon-Fri 10-5 Walk-ins welcome
Greenway Medical Marijuana Doctors San Francisco (415) 777-0157
Priceless Evaluations (Roger J. Foster, M.D.) 3490 20th St. Suite #302 (at Mission) San Francisco (415) 796-2254
Marin - North Bay

Dr. Gene Schoenfeld, Sausalito (415) 331-6832
Alternative Medicine (Douglas Smith, M.D.) 1416 Tennessee St. Suite 3 Vallejo (707) 554-1000
Dr. Hanya Barth / Compassionate Health Options Georgia Street Plaza, 301 Georgia St, Suite 125 Vallejo 1-877-PROP215, (707) 568-0420.
Norcal Health Care (Dr. Michael Caplan), 747 B. St. San Rafael (707) 468-7400
East Bay

Berkeley

Dr. Frank Lucido Berkeley (510) 848-0958 www.MedicalBoardWatch.com, www.AIMLegal.org
The Mikuriya Medical Practice El Cerrito/Berkeley (510) 525-1278
Contra Costa Co.

Dr. Randolph Clarke, 3436 Hillcrest Ave #200, Antioch - Contra Costa (925) 777-0477
Access 420 Medical Services 3672 San Pablo Dam Rd. El Sobrante (510) 222-0420
Dr. Dan Wolff, near John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek (925) 256-8464 Open Mon-Fri 8:30-5
Alameda County - Hayward/Tri-Valley

Rainbow Cannabis (Dr. Stewart Blandon) Alameda by appointment only (877) 675-8276
Dr. Raymond Rowell, Livermore (925) 443-3232
Oakland

Dr. Hanya Barth / Compassionate Health Options 1322 Webster St. #308 Oakland 1-877-PROP215, (510) 465-0420
Natural Remedies Health Services (Dr. Tom O'Connell) 574 10th St. Oakland (510) 444-5771
Norcal Health Care, Inc. (Dr. Michael Caplan) 1901 Broadway Oakland (510) 839-0723, Open M-SA 10-4
Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) (Dr. Kien Tran) 556 West Grand Ave. Oakland (800) 268-4420
CannCare 519 17th St. Suite 540 Oakland (510) 446-2266 or (888) 718-2266 Open daily Habla Espanol
South Bay & Peninsula

Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) 100 N. Winchester Blvd, Suite #230, Santa Clara 800.268.4420
Compassionate Health Options (Dr. Hanya Barth) 25 N. 14th Street, Suite 740 San Jose 1-877-PROP215, (408) 298-0420.
Be Legally Green 826 The Alameda San Jose (408) 298-8226 and (888) 425-4420 Open Thu-Sun 11-3. belegallygreen@gmail.com
Cali 420 Doctor 10601 S. De Anza Ste. 305 Cupertino (408) 320-5874 Open Mon-Sat 11-7:30 cali420doctor@gmail.com
San Mateo

Be Legally Green LLC (Dr. Stephanie Higgins) 603 Main St. Redwood City (650) 669-4062 and (888) 425-4420

Santa Cruz

Compassionate Health Options (Dr. Hanya Barth) 140 Dubois Street, Suite D Santa Cruz Santa Cruz 1-877-PROP215, (831) 457-0420.
Central Valley South

Medical Cannabis of Fresno (Dr. Terrill E. Brown) (559) 498-3399
Dr. Daniel Brubaker, 3724 North First St., Fresno (559) 248-0117
The Holistic Clinic 2108 24th Street. Suite #4 Bakersfield (24 hours hotline) (888) 420-2546
West Coast Evaluations (Dr. Cristal Speller) 2421 Haley St., Suite 420 Bakersfield (888) MED-KUSH. Open Open Weds 2-6.
Norcal Health Care, Inc. (Dr. Michael Caplan) 2808 F St. #D, Bakersfield (661) 322-4258
Total Health Care Clinic (Dr Daniel K. Cham) 4100 Easton Drive, Unit-13 Bakersfield (877) 420-3338
Central Coast

Dr. Thomas Sazani, 149 S. 1st St. #C, Orcutt (Santa Maria) (805) 938-3151
Dr. Wallace Marsh, 415 E. Ocean Ave, Lompoc (805) 588-3145
Dr. Josef T. Schwartz (California Medical Consultation), 405 E. Branch #109, Arroyo Grande (805) 481-7300
Natural Care for Wellness (Dr. Cristal Speller) 28 E Canon Perdido St. (between State and Anacapa) Santa Barbara (888) 420-NATURAL Handicapped accessible. Open every other Saturday, 1-4PM
Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) 333 N. Lantana St. #132 Camarillo 800.268.4420
Atsuko Rees M.D. 4251 S. Higuera St. Suite 401 San Luis Obispo (805) 540-6010 Habla Espanol
Southern California

Los Angeles Area

Madison Burbank Medical Center (Dr. McBeth) 678 S. Indian Hill Blvd #302, Claremont (909) 626-9131
Natural Care for Wellness (Dr. Cristal Speller) 38345 30th St. East (just south of E. Palmdale) Palmdale (888) 420-NATURAL
Dr. William Eidelman, 1654 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles (323) 463-3295
Dr. James Eisenberg, Venice 877-468-5874
Dr. Christine Paoletti, 1304-15th St #405, Santa Monica 310-319-6116
Dr. Vivi Stafford 6051 San Vicente, Los Angeles (323) 954-9162
Dr. Dean Weiss, 122 S. Lincoln Blvd #205, Venice (310) 437-3407
The Holistic Clinic 11454 Whittier Blvd Whittier (888) 420-2546
Dr. Anna Gravich, 425 S. Fairfax Ave. #302, Los Angeles (323) 954-0231.
Dr. Kamlesh Kachare, 3350 Wilshire Blvd. Suite # 765, Los Angeles (818) 903-2448 holiherb@gmail.com
Dr. Craig S. Cohen, 462 N. Linden Dr. #247, Beverly Hills (323) 939-2248
Medical Marijuana Doctor, 8420 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills (310) 855-7504
Greenbridge Medical Services (Dr. Allan Frankel), 3007 Washington Blvd. Marina Del Rey (310) 821-9600
Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) (Dr. Kien Tran) 600 N. Brand Blvd. #601, Glendale 800.268.4420
420 Evaluation Center (Dr. Louetta Westphal) 2010 Wilshire Blvd #710 Los Angeles (213) 353-6100
Alternative Medical Consulting WeHo, Malibu (877) 215-4123 by appointment
Dr. Bob Blake 1-888-215-HERB 1700 Westwood Blvd #201, Los Angeles 1-888-215-HERB by appt.
Dr. Kenneth Johnson, MediMAR Clinic
643 S. Olive St.#420 Los Angeles 213-627-1644
8 Brooks #2 Venice 213-627-1644
Dr. Jerome Faversham, Cotner Medical Group, 11184 W. La Grange, West Los Angeles (310) 633-0943.
Dr. Sona Patel, 4864 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles 24-hour assistance (888) 436-2420.
Alternative Care Clinics 6333 Wilshire Blvd #209, Los Angeles (866) 420-7215
Dr. Emmanuel Brandeis, 1605 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 9096, Los Angeles (213) 261-1009.
420 MediCard (Darryl C. Harris, M.D., FACOG)
2126 S. La Brea Suite 204 Los Angeles (323) 594-3420 Mon-Sat 12-8.
317 S. Robertson Suite F Beverly Hills (323) 549-3420
300 W. Glenoaks Blvd. Suite 202 Glendale (323) 549-3420
420MedEvaluations.com (Dr. Larry Zhao) 2622 S. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles (310) 237-1277 call420med@yahoo.com
CalMed420 Medical Marijuana Evaluation Center 1995 Lake Ave. Altadena (818) 497-7361
The Berkeley Clinic (Dr. C. Richard Wilder) 6430 Selma Ave. Hollywood (800) 290-2088
Sunset @ La Brea Clinic (Dr. Louis Flores) 7127 1/2 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood (323) 850-9333 Open Mon-Fri 11/7, Sat/Sun 11-6
York Medical Group (Dr. Raisa Heifets) 6027 York Blvd. Highland Park (323) 256-1676 ymg2005@sbcglobal.net Habla espanol.
Cali Green Rx (Abel R. Quesada, M.D.) 6027 York Blvd. Los Angeles (323) 256-1676
Going Green LLC (Dr. Zoraida Salonga) 5830 Overhill Dr. Suite 2 Los Angeles (323) 291-2111 Open Mon-Sat 10-7
Best Price Evaluations (Michael Streams, M.D.) 7200 Greenleaf Ave., Ste #370 Whittier 1-877-670-6338
THC Doctors (Rashel Tahzib, D.O. and Glenn Farkas, M.D.) 1861 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles (310) 943-8115 Open Mon-Sat 11-8
Los Angeles Medical Marijuana (Dr. Lucia M. Ferraro) 520 South Western Los Angeles (213) 389-9768
Dr. Roger Barnes 50 N. Mentor Ave. Pasadena (626) 344-7596 Open Mon-Sun 9-6
Total Health Care Clinic (Dr Daniel K. Cham) 13050 East Valley Blvd, Suite 202 La Puente (877) 420-3338
Ric Garrison, MD 41210 11th St. West, Suite A Palmdale (661) 947-7100
San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys

CC for Wellness Dr. Austin Elguindy Silverlake 1-877-CCW-4201
Aldridge Medical Inc (Dr. Sean Aldridge), 4849 Van Nuys Blvd #204, Sherman Oaks (818) 386-1273. Open Tues. thru Sat.
West Coast Evaluations (Dr. Cristal Speller) 8349 Reseda Blvd #111 Northridge (888) MED-KUSH. Open Mon-Fri 12-6, Sat/Sun 12-5.
Dr. Eve H. Elting, Sherman Oaks (626) 695-0475 by appointment.
Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) (Dr. Kien Tran), (800) 268-4420.
20350 Ventura Blvd. #240 Woodland Hills 800.268.4420
13200 Crossroads Parkway North, Suite 430 City of Industry 800.268.4420
420 Evaluation Center
(Dr. Kevin Do) 6850 Van Nuys Blvd #208 Van Nuys (818) 988-7215
(Dr. Juanita Gandy) 8700 Reseda Blvd. Suite 201 Northridge (818) 772-5900
Dr. Eugene Ostrovsky, Arleta Medical Clinic, 8932 Woodman Ave #102, Arleta (818) 920-6800
Dr Pez Abrahams, Winnetka Medical Group, 6742 Winnetka Ave, Winnetka (818) 888-4063
Alternative Medical Consulting Sherman Oaks (877) 215-4123 by appointment
Blue Mountain Medical (Dr. Stuart Kramer) 19730 Ventura Blvd #104 Woodland Hills by appointment only - (818) 716-5179 closed Thursdays.
100 Dollar Medical Marijuana Recommendations (Dr. Rumi Lahka) Huntington Park (323) 588-5467
24/7 Green Medical Group (Robert Lifson M.D.), 20944 Sherman Way, Suite 207, Canoga Park (888) 704-7577
Compassionate Care Consultants (Bruce P. Hector, M.D.) 8660 Woodley Ave. Suite 107 North Hills (818) 894-4200 Open Tues & Fri 4-7 pm.
Natural Care For Wellness (Dr. Cristal Speller) 8349 Reseda Blvd Suite F, Northridge (888) 420-NATURAL
Best Price Evaluations (Lawrence Madoff, M.D.) 6819 Sepulveda Blvd., Ste 209, Van Nuys (877) 670-6338 Open Mon-Sat 12-7
Long Beach and South Bay

CC for Wellness Dr. Austin Elguindy Long Beach 1-877-CCW-4201
Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) (Dr. Kien Tran) 15901 Hawthorne Blvd. #460 Lawndale 800.268.4420
Alternative Medical Consulting Long Beach 877-215-4123 by appointment
Alternative Care Clinics (Dr. Keith Wresch) 4201 Long Beach Blvd #410, Long Beach (866) 420-7215
Education and Evaluation Center for Medical Marijuana (S. Myron Goldstein MD) 2880 Atlantic #190 Long Beach (562) 427-6632 Habla espanol.
Medical Cannabis of Southern California (Dr. Sean Breen, D.O.) 1777 N. Bellflower, Suite 212 Long Beach 877-721-0047
West Coast Evaluations (Dr. Cristal Speller) 2765 East Broadway Long Beach (888) 633-5874
Affordable Evaluations 1040 Elm Ave., Ste #210 Long Beach (877) 789-9339 Open Mon-Sat 12-7
Orange County

CC for Wellness Dr. Austin Elguindy Dana Point 1-877-CCW-4201
Dr. Vivi Stafford 24451 Alicia Parkway, Suite 6-B Mission Viejo (949) 768-4096
Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) (Dr. Kien Tran) 1125 E. 17th Street #W237 Santa Ana 800.268.4420
Medical Cannabis of Southern California (Dr. Sean Breen, D.O.) 17910 Sky Park Circle, Suite 108, Irvine 877-721-0047
Phong Bui, M.D., 14482 Beach Blvd, Unit D Westminster (714) 618-1054
Medical Cannabis Evaluation Specialists (Richard Mantell, M.D.) 1100 Quail St. Suite 104 Newport Beach (888)4THC-MD1 (484-2631) Habla Espanol
Dr. Michael Gitter & Dr. Chyle Beaird, 22691 Lambert St. Suite 504 Lake Forest (949) 855-8845
Orange County Medical Marijuana Evaluation Service (Dr. Alan B. Ross) 26302 La Paz Suite 103 Mission Viejo 1-800-259-3619
W. Robert Crumpton M.D. 14642 Newport Ave. Suite 200 Tustin (714) 669-4466 Open Mon-Thur 9-5 and Fri 9-2
Dr. Robert's Medical Center, Inc. (Dr. Robert Eyzaguirre) 3949 Oak St. Bellflower (562) 920-6070 Open M-F 10-5 goodhealth@verizon.net
Cali Green Rx 440 Fair Dr. Costa Mesa (877) 387-CGRX(2479)
Affordable Evaluations (Eleanor Santiago, M.D.) 1665 South Brookhurst Street., Ste #A1 Anaheim (877) 789-9339 Open Mon - Sat 12 - 7
Epione Medical Marijuana Centers (Dr. Dennis Clark) 1820 E Garry Ave Suite 108 Santa Ana (949) 250-1200 Open daily 9-5
Go Green Medical Evaluations (Dr. Marshall Salkin) 129 Cabrillo Suite 205 Costa Mesa (888) 420-RELIEF (7354) info@gogreenevaluations.com
Compassionate Cannabis Care (Dr. Thomas S. Powers) 16511 Goldenwest St., Suite 105 Huntington Beach (866) 238-9874 Open 7 days
Riverside - San Bernardino

Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) (Dr. Kien Tran) 1761 3rd Street #104, Norco 800.268.4420
The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) Medical Clinic and Patient Center, 647 N. Main St, Riverside (951) 782-9898
Alternative Care Clinics
Dr. Keith Wresch, 1733 N. Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs (866) 420-7215
Dr. Keith Wresch, 41690 Enterprise Circle N Suite 109 Temecula (866) 420-7215
Inland Empire Cannabis Consultants (Dr. Tom Wiggins) 28900 Old Town Front St. Suite 103 Temecula (951) 704-0717
Dr. Marion Sherman, 34500 Bob Hope Dr #212, Rancho Mirage (760) 341-7777
Riverside Cannabis Consultants (Rick Goldstein, MD) 4900 Arlington Avenue Riverside 951-352-0330
Serenity Medical Evaluations (Zbignew Dvorak, M.D.) 3845 La Sierra Ave. #200D Riverside (951) 751-1450Open Tues, Weds eves, Sat mornings
Medical Cannabis Evaluation Specialists (Richard Mantell, M.D.) 5015 Canyon Crest Dr. Suite 103 Riverside (888)4THC-MD1 (484-2631) Habla Espanol
420 MediCard (Darryl C. Harris, M.D., FACOG) 3873 B Schaefer Ave Chino Hills (877) 300-9317
Cal Med 420 (Dr. Yahaya Hedvat) 3757 Riverside Dr. #F Chino (909) 548-7747 care@calmed420.com M, Th 1-8 pm Medical marijuana evaluations/addiction treatment/detox specialist
Medical Marijuana of Orange County/San Diego (Dr. Bob Blake) 28 Monarch Bay Plaza #L Dana Point (949) 388-3525
Compassionate Harvest Medical Clinic (Wayne Kelly M.D.) 640 N. San Jacinto St. Hemet (951) 473-3840
(MCIEC) Medical Cannabis Information and Evaluation Center (Dr. James Hartleroad) 12981 Perris Blvd. Unit #209 Moreno Valley (951) 242-6420 Call for appointment
Joseph E. Groveman, M.D. 81-709 Dr. Carreon Blvd., Suite D3 Indio (760) 218-9387 Habla espanol.
The Holistic Clinic 1735 Spruce Street #D Riverside (888) 420-2546
Chronic Disease Consultants (Dr. David Kapelusznik) 43154 Via Dos Picos #A Temecula (951) 204-5829
Go Green Medical Evaluations (Dr. Marshall Salkin) 73655 El Paseo Suite N Palm Desert (888) 420-RELIEF (7354) info@gogreenevaluations.com
Best Price Evaluations (Michael Streams, M.D.) 8990 Garfield Street., Ste #8 Riverside 1-877-670-6338
Total Health Care Clinic (Dr Daniel K. Cham)
68479 East Palm Canyon Cathedral City (877) 420-3338
1109 N Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs (877) 420-3338
43136 Rancho Way Temecula (877) 420-3338
11750 Dunia Road Victorville (877) 420-3338
San Diego - Imperial

Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers (MMEC) (Dr. Kien Tran) 5205 Kearny Villa Way #101, San Diego 800.268.4420
Anti-Aging Arts Medical Center Dr. Robert Sterner, San Diego (619) 543-1061
Medical Marijuana of Orange County/San Diego (Dr. Bob Blake) 1-888-215-HERB
28 Monarch Bay Plaza #L Dana Point 1-888-215-HERB by appt.
320 K St. San Diego 1-888-215-HERB by appt.
Alternative Care Clinics (Dr. Keith Wresch) 4452 Park Blvd #314, San Diego (866) 420-7215
Medical Cannabis of Southern California (Dr. Sean Breen, D.O.) 171 Saxony Rd. Suite 108 Encinitas 877-721-0047 info@mcsocal.com
GreenLeaf Clinics (Dr. Richard Teller) 888-774-7076
Kearny Mesa Office 7710 Balboa Ave., Suite 228C San Diego
Carlsbad Office 3039 Jefferson Street, Suite F Carlsbad
SD CalMed 420 (Dr. Sidransky) 3045 Rosecrans St. #215 San Diego (619) 222-3839
Modern Medicine USA 2425 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 125 San Diego (619) 819-2550
San Diego 420 Evaluations (Dr. Samuel Drake) 45 3rd Ave. Suite 104 Chula Vista (619) 420-2040 Open Mon-Sat 11-7, Sun 12-5 by appt. only
Discount Quality Evaluation Center 2667 Camino del Rio South, Suite 311 San Diego Open Mon-Sun 12-7
Out of State

Colorado

The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation, 4485 Wadsworth Suite 302, Wheatridge (303) 403-9996 http://www.thc-foundation.org
Patients' info: www.sensiblecolorado.org (720) 890-4247.
CannaMed LLC (877) 420-6337.
Hawaii

Dr. Robert Ley, Maui (808) 874-5141 www.mjmaui.com
The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) 1-800-723-0188 www.thc-foundation.org
Dr Alfonso Jimenez Ewa Beach 1-888-215-HERB doctorjimenez@gmail.com
Dr Jim Berg Havi (808) 889-1822 barefootmd@aol.com
Nevada

The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) (702) 202-0249 www.thc-foundation.org
Medical Marijuana Referrals (702) 769-1552 www.MedicalMarijuanaReferrals.com
New Mexico

Dr. Eve Elting (575) 740-4574.
Oregon

The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) 503-281-5100 www.thc-foundation.org
Voter Power Patient Resource Center, 1505 SE Gideon #100, Portland, OR 97202 (503) .224.3051 www.voterpower.org
Washington State

CannaCare patients' support group (206) 407-3017 www.cannacare.org
The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation (THCF) 206-878-1701 or 800-723-0188 www.thc-foundation.org
Dr. Gregory T. Carter, Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, (360) 330-8626. Seattle, Olympia, and Centralia. Specialties: neuromuscular disease, chronic pain, electrodiagnosis.
Michelle Sexton, ND Mosaic Natural Health Clinic 13346 First Ave. NE Seattle (206) 361-2602
The Washington State Cannabis Group 18820 Aurora Ave. N. Suite 104 B Shoreline (206) 618-9091 Open Mon-Fri 10-6, Sun 11-4

 

[Mrs.Babba]

We had to bring records from our "regular" doctor the first time we went to see the med mj doc, then we just go back every year to see him we dont have to bring any paperwork with us.

 

[supermanlives]

records records records or pay some sham doctor . but dont expect it to hold up in court. i paid zero for mine the way it should be if you are truly sick

 

[D9_THC]

Thank you so very much for the extremely useful information SCF! I will start with Dr. Elis. The place where I went is actually on the list you gave.

Thank you all for the kind words and input!

I don't have any medical records, I am pretty poor and don't have a doctor, only go to see one to get antibiotics for some really bad feverish virus, if the antibiotics I have at home don't work. And that is after I've tried all the natural remedies like Echinacea, Cat's Claw, Vitamin C, etc. I don't trust western medicine for a lot of things, and especially when it comes to them helping someone with complicated sleeping/anxiety problems. There are millions of people who have died/been addicted to prescription pharmaceutical drugs over the years, just from following doctor's orders.

i paid zero for mine the way it should be if you are truly sick

not unless you have some kind of insurance, which I don't. I've had to pay $120 for insurance every month, just to go see a dermatologist or allergy specialist, and copay another $300, so I stopped buying insurances. There are degrees of truly sick. I don't have any chronic pains, or debilitating illness, but I am not faking my anxiety or sleeping problems either. Having not previously seen a specialist for these problems (because I've been self medicating all this time) should not preclude me from being taken seriously for my complaints, or disregard my massive experience of how the plant affects me. I would not have my health investigated in such depth if I were to get some addictive morphine derivative cough syrup, or some pharmaceutical sleeping pill with 43 different side effects. I don't have to be a western medicine doctor to realize that self medicating with a certain herb helps my condition, and a truly compassionate doctor should be in tune with that. How would that make him a sham? The guy I saw didn't even ask me about any health details, first thing he asked me was if I would be willing to see another doctor.

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This is what I found:
http://www.potdoc.com/quackalert.htm

"In summary: The Cannabis Physician MUST either :

• gather the patient’s full diagnosis from their regular physicians, (don't have that as mentioned above)
• do the work-up and assume care themselves, *
• get the patient into appropriate care elsewhere for same,
• or simply not take on the case and not take their money. (that's what they did)

*Authorizing a patient to go smoke pot for a year for their headaches without simultaneously ensuring that they do not have a CNS mass, etc. – either by direct appropriate medical work up or receipt of an appropriate medical consultant’s assessment (again just as per the routines of Medicine) - constitutes gross negligence, blatant mal-practice, and prima faca patient abandonment regardless of what ever nonsensical hallucinated real estate attorney’s concocted ‘release’ the patient signs."

 

[cabk]

you dont need documents in northern california.
everyone and their grandma has a recommendation here.
when i got mine the doctor just pulled out their pen and wrote me one on the spot.
only took 10 minutes and i didnt have any paperwork or documents.
just told him what my problems were and tadaa.
plus the doctor is legit. ive been renewing it from the same clinic for 4 years.and the rec works everywhere. ive been to clubs all over and they all let me inside.

 

[D9_THC]

you dont need documents in northern california.
everyone and their grandma has a recommendation here.
when i got mine the doctor just pulled out their pen and wrote me one on the spot.
only took 10 minutes and i didnt have any paperwork or documents.
just told him what my problems were and tadaa.
plus the doctor is legit. ive been renewing it from the same clinic for 4 years.and the rec works everywhere. ive been to clubs all over and they all let me inside.

That's how I had expected it to go. I go to the doctor, tell him/her I have had anxieties and problems sleeping for years, tell him/her that mj helps me keep it together and sleep properly, and he/she gives me a prescription. Instead I'm sent off to some other doctor as if to verify and for some other evaluation, to make sure anxiety and sleep disorder doesn't mean something worse. It is as if I have to go to one doctor, get a bunch of pharmaceuticals prescribed, then take that garbage as a proof to a pot doctor so that I can "legitimately" get a mj prescription. That's ridiculous.

Do they they make you see 2 different doctors before you can get a prescription for some crazy antidepressant with a side effect "suicide", or a sleeping pill? I don't think so. When it comes for pharmaceuticals, they just hand that stuff out, when millions have died from prescription pharmaceuticals over the years. No one has ever died from weed, yet I have to roll and do back-flips before a doctor can recommend me something I've smoked for 14 years.

What is the name of your clinic/doctor cabk? Thanks in advance.

 

[SCF]

That's how I had expected it to go. I go to the doctor, tell him/her I have had anxieties and problems sleeping for years, tell him/her that mj helps me keep it together and sleep properly, and he/she gives me a prescription. Instead I'm sent off to some other doctor as if to verify and for some other evaluation, to make sure anxiety and sleep disorder doesn't mean something worse. It is as if I have to go to one doctor, get a bunch of pharmaceuticals prescribed, then take that garbage as a proof to a pot doctor so that I can "legitimately" get a mj prescription. That's ridiculous.

Do they they make you see 2 different doctors before you can get a prescription for some crazy antidepressant with a side effect "suicide", or a sleeping pill? I don't think so. When it comes for pharmaceuticals, they just hand that stuff out, when millions have died from prescription pharmaceuticals over the years. No one has ever died from weed, yet I have to roll and do back-flips before a doctor can recommend me something I've smoked for 14 years.

What is the name of your clinic/doctor cabk? Thanks in advance.

yes it makes perfect sense. Because this so called doctor ur going to, has never treated you for anything. That would be like going to a doctor for drugs. oh wait thats called a Pain management Specialist. And you have to be referred by a doctor, for insurance purposes, or pay cash... either way he aint giving you drugs, without any type of info regarding past conditions.

SCF

 

[tequila_sunrise]

I have been to two docs for recs here in socal. The first made me sign a form that gave them permission to request the documents from my primary care physician.

I found another doctors office that is much cheaper and closer to my house. Maybe since I was renewing the previous one, they didn't need to see my medical records, they just asked if I had been treated for the illness by a previous doctor. I said yeah and they were cool.

 

[D9_THC]

So, I did some more research and found a place in SF, for half the price and none of the trouble. My visit went something like this:

Dr: "So how does it help you?"
Me: I give him my solid reasons.
Dr: Signs my recommendation, tells me not to worry, asks me what I do for a living, how I am doing, offers me an advise, and words of wisdom.

I absolutely loved it.

So, this was for half the price. In comparison the Dr at "Marijuana Medicine Evaluation Centers" where I went earlier, showed no interest in me, how it helps me, or asked any personal questions at all. All he wanted to do was make sure before we started whether I would be willing to do additional tests, so that he can force me to go do some ridiculous extra research and testing on myself. Like I don't know how and why this medicine has helped me over the span of many years. But then again, how would he know that if he never asked, it must be easier to figure out without asking the patient, just stick a few probes in them and look at the readings. That's what they must have showed him in medical school at least, while teaching him how to use pharmaceuticals only.

My point is, find yourself a real compassionate doctor that actually has some knowledge about our plant, not some medically trained uptight witch doctor that wants to put you through the medical grinder, just so that you can enjoy one of the safest naturally occurring plant medicine in the world.

Over and out.

 

[squarepush3r]

Yeah, my brother has mild arthritis in his knee from surgery when he was a teenager. The medical records for that is all 20 yrs in the past, we were trying to get him a recommendation, but without medical records (i dont know if they even exist from back then) is it really this hard to get a rec in San Diego, CA?

 

[D9_THC]

Just look around and try to find someone who won't take your money unless they give you the full 1 year recommendation. You don't want to lose your money and not get recommendation.