Hi- I got my MMJ recommendation today & I wish I would have read this forum first! All I did was call the closest 2 offices (that I found on the NORML site) and they both said $150, so I just went with the closer one. I would have gone farther had I known you can get the same for only $70- grrr!
I also called the county mmj office (that was listed on the State's website) & they told me that I needed a written doctor's recommendation to get a card and the fee is like $141 (cheaper if you have MediCal). I do not have insurance or a regular doctor so it seemed to me that I only needed to just go straight to a doc that would give me the card anyways.
I am still a little confused myself - I didn't get a "card" today, but I got the recommendation papers that has my drivers license photocopied with it & they told me to keep that on me and also put a copy with plants if I choose to grow my own. She told me that the card you get from the county has the actual State seal on it and that law enforcement will not hassle you at all if you have the state card. - She also said that there is nothing written in the laws that require and actual "card".
So what I gather from all this information is that with the physician approval papers you are pretty much OK, but you better also get the State approved card through your county health program just to be sure you will never get arrested.
Can anyone tell me for sure if that sounds right? If so, now I wish I would have gotten the $70 recommendation and the $141 county card because now I can't afford the county card too!
Anyways, I used OptiMed in Stockton, and they have offices all over. I found the physician to be friendly and supportive & informative and he also advised me on other homeopathic meds for my migraines and insomnia (coenzyme q10 & melatonin), which I will also try.
I hope this all makes sense! Good luck to you!
imanoob Reviewed by imanoob on . Looking for an mmj doctor Well, the people have spoken, so I am looking for an mmj doctor. Anywhere from Oakland to Sac along the I-80 corridor, or along 680. I have complete medical records and walk-in is preferred over "make an appt". I can and have looked this up on the interwebs, but I'm looking for references...what was your personal experience with their attitude, availability, price, etc. TIA! :) Rating: 5