Beware of fake medical offices offering cannabis cards
March 23, 20105 CommentsDisease Treatment
Dr Sean Breen,
illegal medical marijuana clinics,
Proposition 215,
Senate Bill 420
A note to my patients and potential patients: as with any industry there are always individuals who try to break the rules out of greed.
Recently there have been multiple medical clinics being investigated and shut down because the individuals that are providing recommendations are not medical doctors. ONLY medical doctors can recommend the use of cannabis as a medicine. Physician Assistants (PA’s) and Nurses CAN NOT recommend cannabis. They will tell you that you receive a doctors recommendation but what they are doing is faxing it off for a doctors signature who is not even present. 8 physicians are currently being investigated by the State medical board for this unscrupulous behavior.
What has happened is that local dispensaries that are operating FOR PROFIT are setting up “doctors offices” at their dispensary location as a way to generate revenue for the dispensary. Unfortunately patients are unknowingly receiving ILLEGAL and INVALID recommendations. They typically offer prices in the $45 range to get a large volume of people coming into their dispensary where they make all their money.
These clinics also DO NOT require you to have medical records nor do they ask typically. THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED FOR YOUR CONDITION PRIOR TO BEING EVALUATED.
Patients ultimately are getting screwed because they ultimately realize that their recommendations are invalid and they wasted their time and money as they now have to visit a true medical doctor.
If you are thinking about using cannabis as a medicine DO NOT get evaluated in clinics that have a direct affiliation with a dispensary. It is an illegal operation.
We at Medical Cannabis of Southern California take this business very seriously and have a completely professional clinic. Our recommendations are guaranteed for 12 months and Dr. Breen performs a complete history and physical.
Call us toll free at 877-721-0047 to see if cannabis is something that can help you with your illness. Visit us online at www.mcsocal.com
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Yeah, this is a huge problem in my area. It’s a shame they are making so much money off people who really need this to cope with whatever illness they have.
The only thing patients can do is to continue to support legitimate physicians who care about their patients and their license. Thanks for the comment.
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Thank you. Be blessed.