Quote Originally Posted by Storm Crow
Getting a recommendation (it's NOT a prescription) is easy. All you have to do is really be sick! I will assume for the moment that you DO have a valid reason to get MMJ and aren't just some little get-high. In California, all you need to do is get your medical records (the last 2 or 3 years will do)- your regular doctor will give a copy of them to you, if you ask nicely. Your medical records provide documentation of your illness or condition. Then make an appointment with the cannabis specialist, take an exam and pay the doctor. IF the doctor believes that your condition can benefit from MMJ, he will give you a recommendation. However, if you are just some kid who wants to get high without worrying about getting busted. Become an activist and get it legal that way. Don't mess it up for us REAL MMJ users!
Many doctors, and the medical community in general, do not even know about some common illnesses, and are likely to not believe many legitimate complaints, much less correctly diagnose some illnesses. I'm all for medical MJ, but the fact is that there are politics, injustices and cases of incompetence in the world of medicine - like every other profession, if not more.

That's probably why there are so few Medical MJ groups outside of a few states.