SSB 5073 has a lot of really great things in it but there is at least one paragraph that screws me and most Medical Marijuana patients that are on disability, low income.
I already pay for Kaiser medical who will never write an authorization for me,
and with the elimination of clinics that deal solely with Medical Marijuana, I'll never be able to afford a "documented relationship" with another doctor on top of my already 'more than I can afford' health care costs. I've been on disability for 20 years and it certainly won't help my life any. Thanks to those of you supporting this bill who can afford it...

23 (2)(a) A health care professional may only provide a patient with
24 valid documentation authorizing the medical use of cannabis or register
25 the patient with the registry established in section 901 of this act if
26 he or she has a documented relationship with the patient relating to
27 the diagnosis and ongoing treatment or monitoring of the patient's
28 terminal or debilitating medical condition, and only after:
29 (i) Completing a physical examination of the patient as
30 appropriate, based on the patient's condition and age;
31 (ii) Documenting the terminal or debilitating medical condition of
32 the patient in the patient's medical record and that the patient may
33 benefit from treatment of this condition or its symptoms with medical
34 use of cannabis;
35 (iii) Informing the patient of other options for treating the
36 terminal or debilitating medical condition; and
37 (iv) Documenting other measures attempted to treat the terminal or
p. 9 E2SSB 5073
1 debilitating medical condition that do not involve the medical use of
2 cannabis.
david98686 Reviewed by david98686 on . What don't you like in SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5073 "a health care professional may not be arrested, searched, 6 prosecuted, disciplined, or subject to other criminal sanctions or 7 civil consequences or liability under state law, or have real or 8 personal property searched, seized, or forfeited pursuant to state law, 9 notwithstanding any other provision of law as long as the health care professional complies with subsection (2) of this section: (vi) Include any statement or reference, visual or otherwise, on the medical use of cannabis Rating: 5