Can I get on Medical Marijuana?
I am a 21 year old male living in New Jersey. I recently learned that medical marijuana has been legalized in my state, but apparently our marijuana laws are stricter than some places like California. I have rheumatoid arthritis and have been in treatment by an arthritis specialist for over a year now.
I know there is medical evidence to support that medical marijuana can be used to reduce pain and even reduce inflammation in the joints of arthritis patients.
So my question is how difficult is it to get medical marijuana for my condition or is it even possible with my condition? If it is possible where I live, how do I go about starting off getting on this program? I was thinking about asking my specialist about it at my next appointment but I’m afraid I can get in trouble for asking about it.
Thanks in advanced for any positive advice that you can offer. Please don’t try to convert me away from this idea either or give me a speech about the morals behind this either. I’m in terrible pain every day of my life and I don’t want to have to rely on narcotics like opiates to get my old life back. Marijuana has never directly been linked to cancer alone (meaning someone caught cancer by smoking only marijuana and not tobacco), it isn’t physically addictive, and it is much physically safer than any other form of relief I have tried thus far that actually works. So once again, thanks, but don’t even bother wasting your time tell me that I shouldn’t smoke cannabis, or why I shouldn’t smoke cannabis. Thanks.
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Filed under: Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Relief
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The easiest way to find out is to ask your doctor. If he says yes, he can write a perscription and give it to you. Thats the easiest way. If your just looking for a high though, he will see this and probably just say “Get out, Beeotch” (some *****-slapping may come with), throw you into the street, pull a random 9mil from nowhere and pop a cap in yo ass.
Careful wat u wish for.
Hey Anonymous
First you have to find THE doctor who will prescribe Cannabinoids.Most do not because they feel it like giving live amunition to a suicidal person! I am not picking this from the
newspapers as we were given an up-date on this matter just this week.As for the products themselves they are already on the market.
it’s almost guarantied that you will NOT have to mention anything regarding marijuana to your personal doctor. it’s very unlikely that they would write you a recommendation anyway.
find a doctor who specializes in medical marijuana recommendations, and it’s likely that there are several in your area. either make an appointment, which usually costs money, or call them up, and if you’re lucky they will tell you what you need over the phone.
What you will need from your personal doctor, is a note that confirms that you have Rheumatoid Arthritis, or whatever you plan to get the recommendation for. for arthritis, it needs to say confirm that you have been diagnosed with it, and that it gives you chronic pain. It is also likely that you will need to show that you have tried other forms of treatment (usually medications), and that for whatever reason (either because of side affects[probably the best reason] or because they plain did not affect you), you are looking for a new type of treatment. you should probably get a doctors note for this as well.
if NJ’s laws are in fact very strict, it is possible that you will have to prove that you have exausted all your legal options for treating your condition, at the least including pharm., possibly even holistic or whatever.
with the note from your doctor, the “medical marijuana doctor” will be able to legally say that you have been diagnosed with a condition that he/she feels would be helped by marijuana, and that marijuana would be a better alternative to the other treatment options. and that is what you need to be legal.
sorry i couldn’t be more helpful on the local laws.
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