For those patient wondering if it still worth it to get a medical marijuana doctors recommendation in light of the recent effort of the Federal government to shut down local dispensaries, the answer is absolutely yes!   The government will not be able to put the genie back in the box and medical marijuana is [...]

It seems like more and more medical marijuana clinics are popping up offering marijuana cards.    For patients who do a simple google search or look the local OC Weekly there are tons of ads advertising doctors recommendations for marijuana.    For many patients this is a very intimidating process and they want to go [...]

Since proposition 215 was passed in 1996 by California voters patients have been able to use medical marijuana legally.  However, because of lack of accurate information the majority of California patients have no idea that they would even qualify to use medical marijuana.   This blog post will walk you through whether or not you [...]

Since 2008 Dr. Sean Breen has been performing medical marijuana evaluations to patients in the Long Beach community.   His office is conveniently located at the Los Altos Medical Plaza next to Long Beach State.   To present he has discussed this medication with over 10,000 patients who have tried to qualify under Proposition 215 [...]

Some times you need to hear it directly from the horses mouth.   This week I invited an investigating officer (law enforcement) from the California Medical Board to my office to discuss what is truly the standard of care when recommending marijuana to patients.   There is a lot of misinformation on the internet and [...]

Recently there has been 3 more “$25 medical marijuana clinics” shut down because of non-compliance with the California Medical Boards standard of care.    Two of the closures were due to “aiding and abetting an illegal medical practice” and one was for unethical advertising. Today one of my patients (57 year old man) who received [...]

In California the medical board states that a doctor can recommend medical marijuana to a patient but they must follow up with that patient in a reasonable period of time to see if the treatment is working.  In California the maximum time allowed is 12 months which is the typical length of period that doctors [...]

One of the most incredible things about being a physician is that I regularly meet people who have stories that inspire me.   When faced with adversity they show incredible courage, determination and perseverance.   There stories lift me up and make me reflect on how I deal with adveristy in my own life. This [...]

As reported in today’s Orange County Register.   No wonder the state is doing nothing about the large number of illegally operated medical marijuana clinics.   “Hundreds of California doctors who lost their hospital privileges for malpractice, incompetence, and other serious errors have never been disciplined by state regulators, and the Medical Board of Californiadoesn’t seem [...]

There is much confusion about the role of the “primary caregiver” when it comes to medical marijuana patients in California.   I want to clarify this issue so that it makes sense. Here we go: The primary caregiver is designed for patients to designate a person to help them purchase, cultivate or transport medicine on [...]