Recent content by westtoeast

Please consider signing petition to encourage Gov. Raimondo to seek a new director for RI Health Dept. Over the last 3 years multiple changes have been made to the Slater Law without appropriate legislation. ACLU has pursued litigation with Peter Nunes (MMJ patient) when his card was not...

Hi all, In the spring of 2012 i worked as a nurse practitioner doing MMJ certs. There was an abrupt change to the regs on august 23rd 2012 resulting in NP's not being able to certify. Over the last 2 weeks i have rec'd 5 verification letters asking me if i was the 'attending practitioner'. I...

couldn't agree more. . . .

NO. . .no no no no. If you can find a dr. who will sign off on you without medical records then they are not credible and are not following the standards set forth by the state. When a doctor signs your certificate he/she is authorizing that review of your records and condition meet criteria...

"So there coming after my PCP for that! He used to run a suboxone clinic. . " that is likely a truth and your PCP's perceptions are not imagined. The prisons would rather let inmates go through a killer methadone w/drawl than give them medicine (if a doctor did this to a patient in the...

You can go to any consulting place without a recommendation from your PCP IF you have your medical records. People don't always feel comfortable telling their PCP they want a card because of the judgement and the worry of asking. The B and B place will review your medical records for your...

It's their job to help you but not if they don't want to or they're afraid and they're not obligated to give you certification anymore than they'd be obligated to give you narcotics or sleeping pills. It's a choice and a lot of docs aren't open to it because of fear of reprisal even if they...

No need to be angry. I am pretty well versed of the regs and i am not 'someone of an opinion of no importance'. I am in fact a propronent of MMJ but am also an advocate of being very careful of dealing with the state and HEALTH in particular . I'm pretty sure you are aware of the aclu lawsuit...

i have no idea why that whole response is in bold. . crazy computer and editing.

"solely for providing written certifications or for otherwise stating that, in the practitioner's professional opinion, the potential benefits of the medical marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for a patient........................." note::::: ...SOLEY for providing...

The MMJ act does not really protect anyone from anything in my opionion. I would agree that your PCP be very very cautious. The DOH trends who writes and how many and look for trends. If your PCP wrote you a recommendation you are lucky. Many PCP's in the state of RI are being scrutinized...

ORIGINAL RULING: http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2011/05/judge-throws-out-charges-in-ri.html then this came 2 weeks ago: http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/04/ri-supreme-court-makes-1st-interpretation-of-states-medical-marijuana-actre.html THese are the...

I hope canna does okay. Feel quite strongly that it sounds too good to be true. Do not priority stamp and when you go to health for your pic dont' go in there with a shit eating grin. They watch everything. As someone from health said to me ' you can't tell me these young people with...

Also Rhode Island does not have a DPH. . the have a DOH.