I second Mary's post. Even in a state where medical is legal it's almost impossible to find a doctor who understands. I had a great doc, he knew I had bad back pain, was my doc when the accident that sent me into surgery on my back 3 times, and he sent me to the “pain clinic” for…get this..opiates. read more
If you use it for pain control you can’t even get a pain doctor to see you. It’s either opioids, SSRIs, etc OR they conclude you’re a drug seeker. Hospitals are bad here, and follow the same vein. read more
And the stigma of using medical cannabis, whether people don’t believe that you’re using it for health benefits, or people believe that it’s going to turn you into a couch potato, some of those things are things you can chuckle about and you can sort of fight through those stereotypes. read more
There are, however, fairly recent signs of cannabis use re-entering the medical sphere. Scientific American reports that Savitex, a drug that uses cannabinoids, is taken orally and is being put through its paces before consideration as a future treatment for cancer patients. read more