No Easy Pot Prescriptions: Local MDs |
Posted by FoM on July 31, 2001 at 15:18:48 PT By Deb Guerette, Herald-Tribune Staff Source: Herald-Tribune Mistahia Health Region doctors aren't ready to roll out medical marijuana prescriptions with ease, despite new federal access rules implemented Monday. Doctors have concerns about using marijuana medically and the new access rules leaves them in a "precarious" position when patients begin to seek it, Mistahia medical director Dr. Herb Janzen said. "It is a very real problem and it needs to be taken seriously. It does put doctors in a precarious or untenable position," Janzen said Monday. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
Comment #4 posted by dddd on August 01, 2001 at 07:02:23 PT |
...but my fear is,,,(not so much in Canada),,that here in the states, ,,that the DEA will start sniffing around any and all doctors who do prescribe Marijuana,,and they will try to harass them,and threaten to pull their licenses,,audit them,,etc..if they write too many prescriptions........... ....I am not a doctor who has the documentation to prove it,,,but I say,,,just watch...they will build a whole new strange beauracracy ...on another note...... dddd ("Drug Pigs",is my new term for the hardcore antis,,,I was inspired when I heard WarPigs on the radio the other day......Dan B is hep.......) [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #3 posted by Mr. take it easy on August 01, 2001 at 06:00:12 PT |
You could say that fighting these new regulations is going to speed up the legalization process altogether. People will get it if they need from their doctor. That is to say if they have a good relationship with them. Most doctors will try to make you feel better. If you have tried everything and along with your doctor you bring up the fact that mari actually helps, they will not have a problem. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #2 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on July 31, 2001 at 17:31:58 PT:
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If these doctors wish to alleviate their own ignorance and anxiety about clinical cannabis, I would be happy to have them finance a seminar, which I would be happy to organize, with a number of extremely qualified medical and legal experts. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #1 posted by jorma nash on July 31, 2001 at 16:48:16 PT |
""Doctors have concerns about using marijuana medically and the new access rules leaves them in a "precarious" position when patients begin to seek it, Mistahia medical director Dr. Herb Janzen said."" trade places for a year with "When patients come looking for a specific drug, particularly painkillers such as codeine, demerol or other narcotics, doctors' "index of suspicion (about why the drug is being requested) is high," Janzen said." for treating their chronic pain than the synthetics pushed by the Conglomerates that Own you? oh, no, this (a-hem) healer knows far more about his patient's pain not quite sure if they take the Hippocratic Oath in Canada. [ Post Comment ] |
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