Does an MMJ Card go on your insurance?

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Originally Posted by WesMan6868

Hi

I was just wondering if a mmj card goes on your insurance, or is it just a card? If someone where to look at my medical record, would they know i had a card? Do you have to show insurance when you go to the doc?

Thanks

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Sorry kinda went off topic from your question.

I'm sure being a medical patient can go on your records, when I got my records I was surprised to see how detailed my doctor visits were written down. If you go to a specialized medical marijuana doctor, you will have to pay cash, usually about $150 for a visit that does not guarantee going legal, but they usually do a good job of making sure before your visit that you should be good to go.

I'm really not sure if your insurance would find out, and if it would matter. That's an interesting question, after seeing Sicko I'd imagine they could use that to deny you, unless it's employee paid insurance, then you would be fine because your health records cannot go to your employer.

Damn it, NailHead. I have an appointment to get legal for my back pains next week and now you have me scared. I don't want to go on any kind of "list". Or become labeled just because I had a visit with a cannabis sympathetic doctor and got my laminated recommendation card. Now I'm wondering if I should just scrap the appointment and forget about getting the recommendation............ :(:(

Now I'm all confused.

Well, I believe the information with a doctor is protected under patient-doctor privacy laws, so I wouldn't worry about that. And yes, all co-ops require you to fill out some basic info for your first time visit and this information is kept so they don't have to verify your recommendation on every return visit.

If it makes a difference, I'm not the least bit concerned. The DEA wants you to be terrified, (so by definition they are a terrorist organization). If you turn away because you are afraid, they win. I say that your health is ALWAYS more important than silly laws. Live free or die baby!

I agree with you Nail, but what about protecting yourself so you're able to obtain jobs without anything coming up on a background check? I suppose you're right. Doctor's records are safe, but the co-ops records are subject to being confiscated by our Federal Government when they are looking for some more free money.

So the best way to move forward would probably be to to get a recommendation, but not use a co-op. What do you think?

If the DEA started arresting patients, I'm sure there would be such a political backlash that serious movements to take marijuana off the schedule 1 list would become real. Even if they did go after patients, they don't have the resources to charge every single one, and even if they did, any judge that wants to be voted in again would dismiss any case regarding a medical marijuana patient.

So you shouldn't be that paranoid, but I understand your concern. Besides, growing your own is WAY cheaper than going to a co-op, I'm not sure if you are familiar with the prices, but I've become accustom to spending $60 for an 8th. If you are a heavy user this can be extremely expensive. However, many co-ops do offer clones for growers if you are interested.

Oh, and for background checks, being a medical marijuana user DOES NOT show up. That's just to check your criminal record such as any records of being arrested, getting a DUI, etc.

Nail, thanks for all the advice and information. It's a real shame one has to be so careful in order to just live life. It took me some time to even post on this site for fear it was some kind of bait used by the DEA. :( What we have to deal with is such a bad joke. I've decided I'm gonna keep my appointment and get the damn card. Better to just be legal and do what I can to help myself. If someone has a problem with it and isn't open minded enough to sympathize with me and simply judge me as a good employee, then I don't want to work for them anyway. Thanks again. ;)

Well, look at it this way, if you don't get the card and use, you will be breaking both state and federal laws. Also, the California Highway Patrol has stated that as long as you have your original written recommendation on you during a traffic stop, they won't take your medicine or arrest you. It'll be nice if we can get the regular cops to do the same, but that one will take a bit more time...

I completely understand where you are coming from too, I used to work at a job that did random drug testing so I was terrified if they would ever find out as well. I wish more cops and DEA agents would learn what their actions are really doing to good upstanding citizens, we get stuck in the middle while the drug dealers and politicians get away with whatever they want.

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Originally Posted by Nailhead

we get stuck in the middle while the drug dealers and politicians get away with whatever they want.

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Aren't they one in the same? Companies like Pfizer and large health care giants buy off politicians and push DANGEROUS drugs on the people and CHILDREN of the US. It's really a twisted, sick and a purely evil double standard.

I still can't get over the overused acronym "ADD". Every kid on the planet has ADD! Why? Because they're kids and haven't developed adult levels of patience and attention!!! Those qualities are learned and developed, not chemically engineered into a pill.

For years I got my hair cut by a very nice lady just 10 years older than me. One day she came in and I heard a weird buzzing noise coming from her. She then went on to tell me that she took a weight loss drug (Fen Phen), a drug APPROVED by the FDA.......and now she has inoperable heart damage. The pump noize I heard was some kind of a device to get fluid out of her lungs or something. She was dieing. She was dead a week later and left a 13 year old son. She was the nicest lady, and took a drug that her country said was safe to use.

And a natural plant, that is not a carcinogen, with proven medicinal value for pain, anxiety and hundreds of other practical uses continues to be illegal.

^I think a good majority of mental illnesses are complete BS, and drugs as an easy fix seems to be the most popular method for doctors that don't want to actually work, (such as getting to know the person, or try to help them by talking to them). Doctors seem to be so quick to diagnose a person with an illness without a full thorough examination, it makes you wonder if this is because they are lazy, or are getting a lot of pressure by pharmaceutical companies.

My mom is a teacher, and it seems that every problem kid has some type of BS diagnoses. This ends up being an excuse the kid, (and parents), can have to be an annoying little brat. I'm certain that a majority of kids problems could be solved with one hard slap on their ass.