Quote Originally Posted by donniedorko
And then there's insurance issues, too. If they accept insurance (if it's not a doctor you pay completely yourself in other words) they'd have to be careful because there aren't any insurance companies, as far as I know, that will cover anything mmj related. Because of that I'd be very surprised if you could find a 'real' doctor who would sign. I could be wrong, maybe there are doctors who would just bill you directly for that, but they probably wouldn't want to risk it/rock the boat with the people who pay them.

My docs know and are mostly okay with it (one of them is concerned about anxiety that I don't have). But they'd never sign.
I am in the insurance industry.

It's in the legislation (a20) that insurance companies can't be liable for mmj related claims, so insurance reimbursement would never be an issue, because this doc wouldn't be the one providing medicine, only the recommendation.

I would imagine the liability issues would arise from the fact that the doctor could be held liable for the 'recommendation' if there was a problem, like someone smoking a joint, causing a car accident, then blaming the doctor for recommending that he medicate. Or something.

Plus, my doctor would lose credibility with my parents if they knew he was recommending marijuana, because they're old school and don't understand.

I'm sure there is someone around in the medical profession that could provide some insight.