Quote Originally Posted by nmgreenlight
Hello everyone,

NM Greenlight is a registration service for anyone wanting to get a Medical Marijuana License in the state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Greenlight

hmmmm..let the profiteering begin

when we start seeing folks trying to cash in on helping people to get MM cards, we're making a turn down the road to despair.

Card mills help opposing forces support legislation that people are being issued cards simply to gain legal access to drugs and can end up with new regulations regarding doctor-patient relationships. This is on the table in colorado right now.

In the end result this means if you have a doctor that isn't MM savvy, you simply can't just go to a new doctor, you have to establish a confirmable relationship with the doctor as being your primary.

This worries me a great deal. The thread where I challenged this business model had been removed. this one may be also.

Have a look see as to what happens when you open a business based on seeing MM patients.

Marijuana Cards Being Sold Without Doctor Recommendations - cbs2.com

Sorry there greenlight, but writing MM recs to anybody who walks in for a fee(a qualified patient) is going to bring unwanted attention.

When the DOH starts seeing numerous recs coming out of your service, no doubt the patients applications will be investigated more carefully and with the limited staff, your desire to make some money is going to impede approvals for other patients.

You're better off convincing your current doctor as to the need for writing the rec. Any reasonable doctor, presented with current information should have no problem writing a rec. My doc resisted, until I told him I was sick and tired of taking vicodin or suffering. I presented information from a number of studies and discussed it with him. I took a cut in my vicodin prescription and was given a rec as an "alternative painkiller". At my last visit my doc actually asked if I was able to get meds, since he started following the NM situation. I still have a good supply of prescription medication I can take when I can't use my alternative.

And why would I even need access to an attorney? Well maybe if I was going to challenge my employer on my right to fail a mandatory drug test on the job. Not a problem for me since I can't work.

If you sniff around a bit, you'll find some legit doctors who in addition to the regular practice, help patients with alternative treatments if your current doctor is simply a lost cause.