Re: For all who want a card but..
Yeah Ill agree there in the US it isnt quite as bad to say I get migraines alot or whatever to get a recommendation because as you said its not a scrip, if they do however switch over to a system more like canada requiring the Dr to prescribe a daily max doseage liek our Canadian Dr;s do it will slow down the amount of cards issued but if they follow all examples those who get there card will bounus. For instance if a Dr in canada prescribes 5gram per day then the patient if he decides to apply for his licence to produce for himself is allowed 5 plants for each 1gram/day so if you need 5g/day you can have 25 plants growing at any time have 150grams in possesion for the month and have in your storage area 1150 grams. So in a lot of ways the canadian system is better for the patient as it makes it far more affordable and makes producing your own far easier to maintain a sufficient supply but because of the responsibility placed on the DR's because if they prescribe to a patient who may manage to get a scrip for say 10g/day might be selling half of his medicine cause the lure of an extra 8-10k a year is hard to resists for many. Here in canada though we dont get a lot of people managing to get there licence but there are so many who dont actually qualify who continually keep trying to get a DR to endorse them it does make it very difficult to get your licence so far we have only 4500 patients across the country because DR's are nervous about prescribing it. The are not happy with being made the gatekeepers of medicinal cannabis most believe that if hc wants them prescribing exact doses then it should be treated like any other prescription and all they have to do is write out the doseage not have to fill out a page of diagnosis forms explaining the patients condition but just right the dose give to patient and refill as necessary.
there is not a long history of prescribing mmj so doctors are uncomfortable with the present evidence based system
they have been trained in the scientific method so they traditionally use thoroughly researched and clinically tested pharmaceuticals
so for mmj, the book is still being written so to speak
here in the US you get your card and self medicate
in colorado you are personally allowed to grow 6 plants only 3 of which can be flowering or you can designate a caregiver and they are allowed to grow 2 plants for you
caregivers offer to give you one ounce a month free
with a sophisticated grow system 2 plants and a 90 day growth cycle that's a conservative production of 8 pounds or more a year but they don't even give you a pound of it
do you see the potential for abuse here too?
our state congress is back in session to change the rules so we will see what developes
just for fun read down and see where the drug laws were 100 years ago
THE YEAR 1909
One hundred years ago..
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :
The average life expectancy was 47 years
Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone
There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles Of paved roads
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower
The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME
Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which Were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard. '
Sugar cost four cents a pound
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason
Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school
Marijuana, h, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said h clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health' ( Shocking? DUH! )
Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A.!
Plus one more sad thought; 95 percent of the taxes we have now did not exist in 1909
Imagine what it will be like in another 100 years
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