JesseG
03-31-2008, 02:09 AM
Hello! Iâ??m a 24-year-old living in Minnesota whoâ??s interested in obtaining medical marijuana to treat the symptoms of Tourette Syndrome. As a kid all the way through my early 20s, doctors prescribed me many different pharmaceutical medications to counteract the symptoms of TS yet all the medications became ineffective after a period of time, and many of them proved more harmful than helpful.
Lately, life has been very difficult, partly because of circumstances beyond my control, and when this is the case, the symptoms of TS increase (both in intensity and frequency), which makes interacting with others difficult for me and often for those with whom Iâ??m interacting. The catch-22 is Iâ??m also unemployed and looking for work and marijuana is the only thing that has ever treated my symptoms satisfactorily; if I donâ??t use it, my symptoms will be apparent during job interviews and Iâ??ll probably be less likely to get hired because people tend not to understand TS and its symptoms and probably wonâ??t want someone working for them who exhibits verbal and physical tics that tend to distract others. Even though TS is a verifiable disability and itâ??s illegal to discriminate based on disability, I still fear that Iâ??ll end up in a job interview and my tics will act up and the interviewer will disqualify me as a candidate on that basis and then state another reason for why he/she chose not to hire me. If I do choose to use marijuana regularly before interviewing (but not the day of), I think Iâ??ll be fine, yet Iâ??ll probably have to take a urinalysis and then Iâ??d fail and wouldnâ??t get the job.
There have to be so many others who are in situations similar to mine. Iâ??m hoping someone can point me in the right direction in my search for information/options. Does anyone know where I could go to find out if, specifically, medical marijuana is available for Minnesota residents who want to obtain it from doctors within the state, and if it is not obtainable from doctors within the state, can it legally be obtained from doctors in others states where doctors are able to prescribe it?
Per State by State Medical Marijuana Laws - Medical Marijuana ProCon.org (http://www.medicalmarijuanaprocon.org/pop/StatePrograms.htm), it appears as if there is no medical marijuana program in Minnesota but I figured someone might have some more up-to-date information. I know very little about medical marijuana and its availability and I figured this would be a good place to come to at least find a starting point. Please excuse me if Iâ??m overlooking something obvious or if I should have known to check elsewhere first. I thank you all kindly for your time and attention.
Lately, life has been very difficult, partly because of circumstances beyond my control, and when this is the case, the symptoms of TS increase (both in intensity and frequency), which makes interacting with others difficult for me and often for those with whom Iâ??m interacting. The catch-22 is Iâ??m also unemployed and looking for work and marijuana is the only thing that has ever treated my symptoms satisfactorily; if I donâ??t use it, my symptoms will be apparent during job interviews and Iâ??ll probably be less likely to get hired because people tend not to understand TS and its symptoms and probably wonâ??t want someone working for them who exhibits verbal and physical tics that tend to distract others. Even though TS is a verifiable disability and itâ??s illegal to discriminate based on disability, I still fear that Iâ??ll end up in a job interview and my tics will act up and the interviewer will disqualify me as a candidate on that basis and then state another reason for why he/she chose not to hire me. If I do choose to use marijuana regularly before interviewing (but not the day of), I think Iâ??ll be fine, yet Iâ??ll probably have to take a urinalysis and then Iâ??d fail and wouldnâ??t get the job.
There have to be so many others who are in situations similar to mine. Iâ??m hoping someone can point me in the right direction in my search for information/options. Does anyone know where I could go to find out if, specifically, medical marijuana is available for Minnesota residents who want to obtain it from doctors within the state, and if it is not obtainable from doctors within the state, can it legally be obtained from doctors in others states where doctors are able to prescribe it?
Per State by State Medical Marijuana Laws - Medical Marijuana ProCon.org (http://www.medicalmarijuanaprocon.org/pop/StatePrograms.htm), it appears as if there is no medical marijuana program in Minnesota but I figured someone might have some more up-to-date information. I know very little about medical marijuana and its availability and I figured this would be a good place to come to at least find a starting point. Please excuse me if Iâ??m overlooking something obvious or if I should have known to check elsewhere first. I thank you all kindly for your time and attention.