FAQ's for Maine Patients
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Futurama89
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Hey tet hows it going?
i was around last summer ive been an outdoor grower for a while now and have wanted to get a medical card but havent had any physical conditions, but i have some pretty extreme PTSD and other mental ailments. Under the new law as long as me and my docter agree it helps me and beters my conditions then he can prescribe me a card for that now?
Sure glad i hopped back on RIU for this years grow to journal it or i woulda never found this!!!!!
Am i getting it right?
Futurama89
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what do you mean kinda? can you elaborate......
a laws a law isnt it, or did i miss something in history classs?
a laws a law isnt it, or did i miss something in history classs?
cerberus
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you certainly did miss something in history. Laws are intperedid by courts, and ours hasn't yet; Dr's hate court rooms.
The law is new and its not upheld by the feds, its a subjective selection, mental ailments are the hardest for a doc to deffend, mdanforth aint being an ass he's just telling you like it is.
unfortunatly many times laws are read several ways and we have to wate for someone to get in trouble for the courts to step in and make it stone..
good luck
The law is new and its not upheld by the feds, its a subjective selection, mental ailments are the hardest for a doc to deffend, mdanforth aint being an ass he's just telling you like it is.
unfortunatly many times laws are read several ways and we have to wate for someone to get in trouble for the courts to step in and make it stone..
good luck
freelife04239
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My doctor feels mmj dose help ptsd, But unfortunately its not on the list. I'm sure doctors take it in to consideration but at this point because we are in such early stages of this new law no one want to push their luck. I can only hope that ptsd makes it on the list, my doctor knows I treat my ptsd with mmj and he said its great but I had conditions that are on the list also.
Futurama89
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First off thanks guys not trying to seem like an ass just want an understading of whats going on in my state with my laws hahaha
So docters arent really giving out certs under this new law, because they are still scarred of the federal action? right?
And if i understand right all i would need is a docter who agrees that mmj helps with my ptsd and other ailments associated(severe insomnia and bi polar dissorder)and is willing to perscribe it and i would be in the green, hypothetically?
Thanks for any help guys!!
cerberus
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yep. and really, i believe and have seen it help a few friends who are PTSD vets. So in my oppinion it shouldn't be hard to find a doc that will recomend it BUT in reality you will have a bit of a struggle. my best suggestion is call their offices and talk to the receptionist about the likelyhood first, you don't want to be throwing money around at inital exams just for the Dr to be to conservative.. :/
good luck man
tet1953
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I don't know where you are located Futurama but if distance is not an issue I would call Sulak. If anyone is going to give you a cert it would be him. Not because he's easy, actually I think that office is pretty careful about giving them out. But no one understands the benefits better than he does. Just my 2 cents
freelife04239
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I know firsthand that Sulaks office understand the benefits of MMJ for treating PTSD. My doctor said it is still in the works when I asked him about it, he also told me he knows it helps but that alone will not qualify me. When I told him that I use MMJ for my PTSD he said that’s great but you do have other qualifying conditions in your records. Their office is very thorough and they might find an ailment that you are unaware of that qualifies you. If you become a patient with them and have an ongoing doctor patient relationship I see no reason you would not get it but it is not cheap. I do say that even though it’s not cheap the visits are worth every dollar. I visit once a month and spend 100.00 which is not overly expensive considering the relief it brings me.
Futurama89
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I understand sulak plays by the laws im not asking anyone to break them, thats why i havent nagged a docter yet because ive understood the laws and havent qualified!
[FONT=Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]But under 2423-B, this little jem
As long as my docter thinks my debilitating condition is helped by mmj then he can perscribe it by law!
And as tet said, thanks for your 2 cents! Sulak is extremly understanding of the benefits of mmj, ive had several conversation in passing with him at expos and venus and he 100% agrees PTSD, Insomnia (and not ohhhh i cant sleep, i dont sleep for days sometimes), and Depression are alleviated by mmj. Not to mention its affects on ADHD
That being said i will contact sulak very shortly!
Can anyone point me in the direction to the actual law on maine.gov?
i would really like to see the current and up to date, actual law, thanks!!!![/FONT]
tet1953
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The law passed last summer had various titles and names attached to it, but the final, passed version is called Public Law Chapter 407. There are also several ways to get to it and in different formats, but here is a link to the the quick view:
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC407.asp
It started out as LD 1296, but beware: last I knew they still had a version out there on the legislature site that was later amended substantively. Many of us have been confused by it. The final version is Public Law Chapter 407.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC407.asp
It started out as LD 1296, but beware: last I knew they still had a version out there on the legislature site that was later amended substantively. Many of us have been confused by it. The final version is Public Law Chapter 407.
Biological Graffity
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ok stupid ?, at w3hat age dont u need parental/guardian consent?
tet1953
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The law mentions 18 in several places.
Biological Graffity
Active Member
cool, thanx guys.
tet1953
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To be precise, here is the language from the law:
In the patient section,
In addition to the 6 mature marijuana plants, the patient who is cultivating the patient's own marijuana may have harvested marijuana in varying stages of processing in order to ensure the patient is able to maintain supply and meet personal needs.
In the caregiver section,
In addition to the marijuana plants otherwise authorized under this paragraph, a primary caregiver may have harvested marijuana plants in varying stages of processing in order to ensure the primary caregiver is able to meet the needs of the primary caregiver's qualifying patients.
There is no definition of "varying stages of processing", but it is referring to harvested marijuana. To me that can only mean drying and curing.
In the patient section,
In addition to the 6 mature marijuana plants, the patient who is cultivating the patient's own marijuana may have harvested marijuana in varying stages of processing in order to ensure the patient is able to maintain supply and meet personal needs.
In the caregiver section,
In addition to the marijuana plants otherwise authorized under this paragraph, a primary caregiver may have harvested marijuana plants in varying stages of processing in order to ensure the primary caregiver is able to meet the needs of the primary caregiver's qualifying patients.
There is no definition of "varying stages of processing", but it is referring to harvested marijuana. To me that can only mean drying and curing.