HB4851 Also changes drug related felony to all felonies for caregiver disqualifications.
My buddy made a mistake when he was a teenager and was convicted of a felony. He's been good ever since, no probation violations and no criminal activity since. It has been nearly 10 years since his conviction(He will be 30 in just over a year).
He is the primary caregiver of his father(who has stage 4 rectal cancer). I've seen his setup and observed his caregiving practices...he bends over backwards to stay legal. Why should he prevented from caring for his father?
I understand that our legislature is trying to clear up the law, but the law is crystal clear on this. This is a piece of Rick Jone's SB505...always a big fan of this jackass.
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My friends father asked his oncologist about medical marijuana. His doctor said he was could not sign a recommendation do to hospital policy. ...just something to chew on when considering all this bonafide doctor-patient relationship what not.
These changes seem fine to those that won't be affected, but maybe these unaffected individuals should actually meet some of these affected people before coming to conclusions.
Unfortunately, a felony conviction, regardless of how good the person is after serving their time, carries lots of penalties for life. Can't have a gun..rules out security guard as a career. But the felon clause being added to the med law, doesn't seem unreasonable to me. Now, if you wanted to argue that felon's get a bad deal from the government, yes I'd agree with that. But it's a fight in a different battle.
I experienced having my PD doctor be unable to sign my recommendation. He is all for cannabis as a PD med, but works for a major hospital, and can't sign a recommendation. So yes, I had to jump thorough hoops to get my cert too. Point is...If you have a qualifying condition..you'll still be able to find a Dr. to sign your cert application.
Don't you see? You guys always want to point to "the true patients being abused by the government" You hold up a picture of a guy In a wheel chair and say "What about him"? to justify your ranting.
But you see..to a degree..I'm the guy you want to hold up and use as an example. I have a real condition, Parkinson's. Kind of a big un. Wouldn't you agree? And My primary wouldn't sign..so yes, I had to negotiate my way around that, even though he was all for it. And yes, being disabled, I'm on a fixed income. And yes, I'll have to comply with the changes that are coming.
But I'm not complaining. I'm thrilled with the med law.
