Please provide opinions on my situation

Hi,

I'm currently living in a midwestern USA state which doesn't have medical marijuana, and I might be offered a job in Oregon in the near future.

8 years ago I was sitting in the passenger seat of an automobile when it was hit on the passenger side by another vehicle. This accident happened in a foreign country where hospital records are scarce. To make a long story short, some of the organs which help my stomach digest food haven't been the same since this accident, with 5 hour long bouts of severe nausea and vomiting sometimes occurring after eating a meal. I therefore don't eat much anymore!

I've been prescribed anti-nausea medications while overseas (Antivert, Bonine, and Altarax) as well trying motion sickness medications such as Dramamine which are also supposed to prevent nausea and vomiting.

None of these medications worked. The last doctor I saw (while overseas) suggested that I try smoking some cannabis after eating if I begin to feel like I might vomit. This worked, I've never again had an upset stomach after eating! :thumbsup:

I didn't smoke cannabis for over 20 years before having it recommended to me by this doctor, and all I need is 5 puffs or so and then my nausea goes away. My use of cannabis is purely medicinal and not for entertainment purposes. Honest! I have never smoked cannabis while at work, and never will. Honest again!

My first question is: If I became a resident of Oregon, would I qualify for medical marijuana? There are no records of my accident nor of my anti-nausea prescriptions as it happened in a foreign country where recordkeeping just isn't done.

My second question is: How would I go about getting approval for medical marijuana use in Oregon?

I don't know anyone in Oregon and therefore don't have an underground source for cannabis in Oregon. Therefore medical marijuana would be my best (only?) hope for survival as the nausea and vomiting without using cannabis simply wears me out too much.

Thanks in advance for whatever input could be provided.

I forgot to ask this additional question: How might my employer react if it were discovered that I'm approved (hopefully) for medical marijuana?

Thanks in advance for any help!

As I understand it, you would show medical records about the medications you've used before and claim no treatment has been "satisfactory care". I'm just basing this on my own experience, similar enough to your own in that my diagnosis wasn't clear. I use it to manage pain and all I needed to say was that other medical options hadn't been sufficient.

There are articles in the Oregonian from time to time suggesting that employers don't have to accept your medicinal use and can fire you. Lots of people in Oregon, however, won't hassle you.