Quote Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
i never could understand why people are so afraid to tell anyone they smoke, especially a doctor or something...
I agree, it's just weed, they can't call the cops on you if you tell him you smoke, and even if they could like a cop is really going to give a rats ass about 1 guy smoking pot.

Do as birdgirl said and arm yourself with information. Assume he knows nothing about medical marijuana or any of the health connections with RA. Assume he lives under a rock when it comes to anything related to marijuana, medical or not. If he is against medical marijuana for whatever reason, he will most likely use the excuse that he doesn't know of any scientific studies showing marijuana helps, so arm yourself with unbiased scientific information if possible. Also arm yourself with the law, wouldn't be a bad idea to print out a copy of Prop 215 for him to read over and know exactly what is and what is not legal, and don't forget a copy of SB-420 which protects doctors from legal prosecutions for recommending marijuana to treat their patients.

In my opinion, if you can't be open and honest to your doctor about your lifestyle, especially something like using marijuana to treat the condition you are seeing him for, then you have the wrong doctor. Hopefully he is open minded, but if not I would change doctors, that's my opinion. A doctor I can't trust is worthless to me.

**Edit**
Sorry, I assumed you lived in California, so if not prop 215 and SB-420 won't do you any good, but look into the laws of your state. And even if your state doesn't have a medical marijuana program, you still should tell your doctor about how marijuana has helped you. A good doctor will report that information to other doctors, and thus helps more doctors come to the realization that medical marijuana is something that needs more attention.