Obtaining a Possession Card For Med Marihuana

[dshea241]

In Canada you can apply for a license to have marhuana.
There are basically three things that you need.
1. An illness that is alleviated by marihauana (or evidence it does alleviate for those who haven't tried it.)
2. Forms from Health Canada's web site. There are two kinds of forms, one that you don't technically need (A release form created by the Canadian Medical Protective Association CMPA) that is located on the CMPA's Webs site, and the rest are tailored to your specific situation and are located on Health Canada's web site.
3. A frank discussion with your doctor or specialist. Your doctor should help you with harm reduction. Make sure they know the pharmacology is listed on Health Canada's web site.

If there are other medications that can alleviate your symptoms and your doctor/you believes the harm of those medications is better than medical marihuana, than go for it. Marihuana is as cheap or cheaper illegally (not that I am suggesting you buy it illegally but maybe your efforts are better spent trying to legalize it). Medical Marihuana is not covered under most or all drug plans (if anybody knows of any besides Veterans affairs (unconfirmed) let me know please) so if you can get drugs that are covered by a drug plan to alleviate your symptoms than your better off going that route anyway. Your doctor may be uncomfortable with the conversation of Medical Marihuana but remember, health canada pharmacology and harm reduction :cool:

[healinherb]

Thanks for posting this. I am currently considering bringing this info to my doc, to discuss this. I have no idea how difficult it is to get medical marijuana, but it seems like the only hope for me now. I have 'complex chronic post-traumatic stress disorder', for 34 years, and I am eager to find something that reminds me what relaxation and elation mean. Seriously.

[dshea241]

It is a difficult process. The most difficult being the part where you talk to your doctor and the second most difficult is the waiting for the paperwork to go through. Health Canada and the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations are not known in the medical community as being an efficient organization. I currently am renewing my prescription and I sent my paperwork in February. They haven't processed it yet. I suggest finding a local group of people who are medical marijuana advocates. I am part of a non profit organization called Maritimers Unite for Medical Marijuana and hold the position of patient advocate. In this position I try to help people like your self gain access to medicine that the government is forced to provide. It costs 5 dollars a gram to buy medical marijuana from the government plus provincial tax. You have to purchase a min of 5 grams and that is a once a month thing. Just a heads up, I would say your almost better off finding a compasion club. These are not legal in Canada but if you have tried everything else and marijuana is the only thing that helps you AND you have no other option then I recommend doing this.