Proposition 215 allowed medical doctors to recommend the use of cannabis to their patients to relieve their symptoms.  14 years later this poor proposition has been raped and beaten worse then Hedda Nussbaum (see wikipedia for you non New Yorkers).  It’s integrity has been stripped to its core.  Greed and crime has taken over.  It has been so abused by the professionals who intended to use it in their scope of practice that it has almost become a joke in California.

Think about the actions of physicians: falsifying medical records, selling patient lists to dispensaries (HIPAA violation) and outright not following the standard of care when prescribing a medication.  How about opening a medical clinic where a Physician assistant (who is not allowed to recommend cannabis) stamps a doctors signature who HAS NEVER MET THE PATIENT. How about patients showing up to a cannabis clinic without EVER being evaluated by a doctor and receiving a recommendation for a phantom diagnosis.   The california medical board clearly states that patients must have been evaluated  for their condition by their primary care doctor or specialist prior to receiving a recommendation.

How about the actions of dispensaries: Selling 4 ounces per week to the same patient knowing that THERE IS NO WAY  they are using that all for themselves and are most likely selling it illegally.  Not paying their sales taxes to the state.  Not documenting their revenue.  Laundering money!

All of these examples are MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR LEGITIMATE BUSINESS OWNERS (BOTH DOCTORS AND COLLECTIVE OWNERS) to stay in business.

If you have any doubt to whether or not these things are taking place… contact the State of California medical board and ask for the public records of the investigation into Dr. Alfonso Jiminez.  I contacted them.  I read the entire investigation and findings.  I was utterly disgusted.   Dr. Jiminez’s medical license was revoked at the conclusion of that investigation.   You can read them and draw your own conclusions.

How about the dispensary owner caught with $140,000 in cash in his car that was NEVER going to be declared to the state of california.   REVENUE + MONEY LAUNDERING makes it difficult for a legit collective to stay competitive with pricing.

I THINK ITS TIME THAT THE MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMUNITY HAS A GUT CHECK.  IT’S  TIME WE LOOK OURSELVES IN THE MIRROR AND ASK:

“AM I DOING THE RIGHT THING?”

TO PATIENTS:  I ASK THAT YOU ONLY SUPPORT CLINICS AND COLLECTIVES THAT ARE OPERATING LEGALLY.  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR $45 FROM PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS ARE DESTROYING THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY.  STOP BUYING FROM COLLECTIVES NOT PAYING THEIR STATE SALES TAX.