oops, I thought medicann was something else....you certainly do not need to go through them to get the recommendation! These places exist only because a lot of doctors like my own are ignorant morons that don't pay attention to the growing evidence of marijuana's medical uses.

Chances of Medicann being raided by the feds are high, and even though your records should be safe the way the laws are written, I still wouldn't be so certain. The chance of your personal doctor being raided, pretty much zilch because who is going to even know he wrote the recommendation? Most raids on doctors are done after undercover agents go in with fake conditions and get a legal recommendation, they would never send undercover agents to random everyday doctors, but doctors specializing in writing marijuana recommendations? Oh, they'd love to take them down!

Personally, I don't believe there is that much of a risk with using these pot doctors, but I would still prefer sticking with a personal doctor if I had the option, (not to mention it saves you some money).