So, today my PCP responds to my asking for a letter of recommendation to aid me in applying for a Medical marijuana ID card. As posted above, I'd linked him to the official page on it from CA.
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Yes, you would benefit. Otherwise, it's a holistic modality, and not a medical necessity.
Marijuana cards are not standard of care and not authorized for routine health maintenance.
It's a fee for service industry.
Medical recommendation is for ALS, bed-ridden, intractable seizures, chronic debilitating pain with total loss of ADL's, HIV/AIDs, cancer patients with anorexia, chronic nausea, or profound pain. It was not meant for routine osteoarthritis diagnosis. You do not have erosive rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or lupus arthritis.
In order to be considered for qualification for a marijuana card, patients need to have medical records or a doctor’s recommendation that determines they have one of the following conditions:
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Well, I mostly don't seem to have that kind of pain. However I do have arthritis. I don't know much about that, don't understand the various types. My ortho doc explained to me the etymology of the word. Arth refers to joints, ritis refers to inflammation.
Recent years have brought a new scientific understanding regarding how Medical Cannabis can fight Arthritis. Arthritis and Medical Marijuana Treatments.
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Anyway, as stated above, I figure getting the card won't be worth it for me. If I want to grow at home, I can, and probably more than I'd need. Interesting is the CA site saying with a card you can buy cannabis with higher THC content than otherwise. That seems interesting, I suppose.