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Hi all, I recently moved to San Mateo area from Texas. Can anyone point me to a physician close to me in the bay area who won't hassle me too much (patient records, etc)? Somewhere I can take in my prescribed ADD medication and explain that pot helps my condition more than any amphetamines.
take some of the pills Rx and slam a few beers, Use the search engine and find your answers you seek.
Then go wax the Wookie and shuttle the R2 over to get his hard disk worked on young jedi .:vader1::trooper::asskick::abduct:
Uh, if you really needed medical marijuana why would you care about seeing a doctor who "hassles" you about your past medical records? Sounds shady.
Check out Norml
they should have some resources for you. ADD is a legitimate reason for cannabis usage. Don't be intimidated, if you know it helps.
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Originally Posted by jennytulls
You should be concerned if the doctor ISN'T hassling you too much about documentation. To be honest, even though a lot of Doctors (M.D.'s) will write a rec for ADD, you should really see a Psychiatrist for your recommendation.
Please check out the CA Medical Board's Guidelines for Medical Marijuana Doctors... especially the points highlighted below:
Welcome to the Medical Board of California - Medical Marijuana
These accepted standards are the same as any reasonable and prudent physician would follow when recommending or approving any other medication, and include the following:
- History and good faith examination of the patient.
- Development of a treatment plan with objectives.
- Provision of informed consent including discussion of side effects.
- Periodic review of the treatment's efficacy.
- Consultation, as necessary.
- Proper record keeping that supports the decision to recommend the use of medical marijuana.
Here are some important points to consider when recommending medical marijuana:
- The physician should determine that medical marijuana use is not masking an acute or treatable progressive condition, or that such use will lead to a worsening of the patient's condition.
- The Act names certain medical conditions for which medical marijuana may be useful, although physicians are not limited in their recommendations to those specific conditions. In all cases, the physician should base his/her determination on the results of clinical trials, if available, medical literature and reports, or on experience of that physician or other physicians, or on credible patient reports. In all cases, the physician must determine that the risk/benefit ratio of medical marijuana is as good, or better, than other medications that could be used for that individual patient.
- A physician who is not the primary treating physician may still recommend medical marijuana for a patient's symptoms. However, it is incumbent upon that physician to consult with the patient's primary treating physician or obtain the appropriate patient records to confirm the patient's underlying diagnosis and prior treatment history.
- The initial examination for the condition for which medical marijuana is being recommended must be in-person.
- Recommendations should be limited to the time necessary to appropriately monitor the patient. Periodic reviews should occur and be documented at least annually or more frequently as warranted.