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To
qualify for a recommendation you must schedule an appointment
and provide the following documents:
A document signed by a California
licensed health provider stating your qualifying diagnosis or
medical condition. The primary care physician may be a medical doctor,
acupuncturist, chiropractor, physical therapist, podiatrist,
or another allied healthcare professionals
This document needs to be less than
12 months old, unless you have a permanent condition such as
HIV or MS. This document does not need to mention a
recommendation for cannabis. Prior medicinal marijuana
recommendations are not sufficient for documentation of your
medical condition.
If the medical condition is chronic
then you must provide proof that you are still being followed
at least yearly for this condition.
Medical bills, pharmacy receipts, prescription bottles,
and disability documents may be helpful supporting
information, but they are not medical records.
Ideally what is needed are the actual treatment notes
of your physician including lab reports and x-ray reports.
Examples of medical documentation
include:
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a note or copy of medical records
from your primary care physician which confirms in your
diagnosis.
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written reports of x-rays or
MRI’s
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prescriptions that were written for
the medical condition for which you would like to use
medical marijuana
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recent prescription bottles for the
medical condition for which you would like to use medical
marijuana
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legal documents which state the medical condition for
which you would like to use medical marijuana
If you have not seen a health care
provider for over 12 months or have no documentation of your
diagnosis, then please make an appointment with your primary
provider and obtain a signed note with your qualifying
diagnosis prior to making your appointment.
If you have a
qualifying medical condition, but you do not have your
documentation available, you may come in for the evaluation
and receive a temporary recommendation which will be valid for
a period of approximately three months depending upon your
medical condition. This
recommendation will allow you to immediately become a legal
medical marijuana patient.
You must provide our doctor with your supporting
documentation within the temporary approved period of time to
be upgraded to a full one-year recommendation.
This upgrade is done at no additional charge.
Valid California
identification includes either a California Driver’s License
or DMV issued I.D. card. Other types of identification, such
as passports, are not accepted. if you do not have a drivers license please bring
another current photo ID and proof of California residency
(e.g.) utility bill, bank statement, phone bill, pay stub, car
registration, etc.
The I.D. must verify that you live
in California. We can see any patient, living anywhere in
California.
Once approved, with
the appropriate identification and medical documentation, a
patient will receive a recommendation to use medical
marijuana. This recommendation is valid through out the State
of California.
Your
letter of recommendation will be signed by the physician. You
will be given the original letter of recommendation. If you
lose your original we will supply you with a replacement at no
charge.
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