the problem here is the blurred line between recreational and medical use.
it's under the guise of medical use that many recreational users are hiding under. they are trying to justify their recreational use by claiming medical benefits, though I'm sure some of them are genuine.
this pretense can stop when people accept that cannabis use is akin to drinking alcohol. people just do it to relax, get high and forget their problems.
this "nonsense" with medical cannabis is a great marketing gimmick to get mainstream society to accept the widespread use of cannabis.
I'm sure there are genuine uses for cannabis in certain fields of psychiatric medicine, like treating PTSD patients or mild cases of depression. But by and large the real money is to be made in recreational use.
Looking back into the history of the criminalization of cannabis use, it was (ironically) largely funded by the alcohol companies who today are promoting cannabis.
it's just money man.
I can tell who are the ones using the pretense.
It is when I suggest CBD as the better option as it does not make you high and they go oh no I need THC.
True patients wanting medical cannabis usually say they DO NOT want THC. They do not want anything that makes them high.
Cannabis is legal in Canada meaning you can just walk to the cannabis store and buy high THC product that make you high just like the liquor store for whiskey and vodka.
So when someone says no I need high THC red flags go up.
There is usually a secondary reason why they want a prescription for specifically high THC.
Eg they are on parole and are not allowed to use any psychoactive drugs and can only use drugs if they have an a rx so they can use pot to get high on the pretense it is for medical use.
Eg they are in drug rehab and need an rx to use pot to get high at the facility on the pretense it is for medical use.
Eg they got tested positive for THC on a drug test at work and got in trouble and are hoping that having an rx would get them out of trouble. Reality is it does not. And no letter would change that either as it is up to the employer to decide on safety requirements and drugs.
There are other situations people want an rx
Eg they want to grow their own pot at home more than the 4 plants allowed to everyone. I think growing 10 to 20 plants seems quite reasonable. But anything more than 50 is where I draw the line. Other doctors are fine with 200.
Eg they want insurance to cover the cost of their cannabis. Insurance only covers for a few conditions. Cancer related pain, chemotherapy nausea and vomiting, neuropathic pain, and multiple sclerosis. People get upset when they get turned down and the insurance companies are very clever they say it is because your doctor didnt file the form up correctly. So the patient comes back and kpkb. Under the diagnosis section there is a "others" option besides those conditions mentioned that are covered. There is an additional clause asking doctor to provide evidence that medical cannabis is used to treat said particular condition the patient has. Truth is there is no such evidence. So all playing games here and there.
Many people are told and sold that cannabis is a miracle drug.
It is not. I have learned to say this early on during the first visit. Let them know it doea not work for everyone just like any medicine. Have had previous bad experiences patients said everyone kept saying cannabis will help but when it did not they get really angry and said we misled them.
On the flip side some patients who are strong believers in cannabis get upset when I say it does not work for everyone. They say it does work for everyone. Sure lah smoke until get high everything seems better.
