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[panred]

Getting started is simple. There are a multitude of doctors who will write a recommendation for a plethora of ailments. Some doctors are pickier than others, but from what I've heard and experienced, doctors who charge the less usually recommend for just about anything. My doctors examined me and discussed my medical records with me, while I've heard from others they walked in and plunked down the cash and the doctor didn't ask much. Once you have your recommendation, go to a dispensary, the dispensary will verify the paperwork either by phone or email, then they let you in to peruse and purchase.

[Medicator]

I don't go to mainstream doctors. I have gone over the years but not often and then only to holistic healers. It would be hard for me to get a recommendation if like in some states I had to have an ongoing relationship and documentation with a doctor. Luckily I found a place that only asked a few medical questions. I stated I had migranes and chronic pain issues, then I was given my card. The doctors office was not allowed to tell me where the nearest dispensary was, so I asked some patients who were sitting in the waiting area. After that it was pretty simple to find places using cannabissearch.com to locate clinics in my area.

[CannabisGril]

I found this is a Great and very informational read. A+

[Jewryan]

getting your card is very simple now a days you just have to watch out for the fakes out there. when i first got my card about 3 years ago i paid 150 for it. my buddy 3 days later calls me and tells me hes going to get his card and only paying 40 i laughed and sayed have fun with that fake card. he says naw there legit 2 days after getting it a club goes to verify him website is gone phone line is disconected and the doctor isnt even in the phone book hahaha. so yea you might be getting a great deal on the price but research the doctor you go to before you just walk in and think everything is stright forward. because there are those scum bags who want to make it a little harder for us to get our meds and take our money and time.

[panred]

getting your card is very simple now a days you just have to watch out for the fakes out there. when i first got my card about 3 years ago i paid 150 for it. my buddy 3 days later calls me and tells me hes going to get his card and only paying 40 i laughed and sayed have fun with that fake card. he says naw there legit 2 days after getting it a club goes to verify him website is gone phone line is disconected and the doctor isnt even in the phone book hahaha. so yea you might be getting a great deal on the price but research the doctor you go to before you just walk in and think everything is stright forward. because there are those scum bags who want to make it a little harder for us to get our meds and take our money and time.

You raise some good points. There are a lot of ads running in the Sacramento area warning that the doc you choose may or may not be legit, so there must be some moxy behind the fake doc problem. Just do a little research. I've read articles regarding offices that set up but don't actually have a doc on sight and just stamp signatures. There is a protocol for the process that I believe requires a real doc doing a real exam.

[panred]

getting your card is very simple now a days you just have to watch out for the fakes out there. when i first got my card about 3 years ago i paid 150 for it. my buddy 3 days later calls me and tells me hes going to get his card and only paying 40 i laughed and sayed have fun with that fake card. he says naw there legit 2 days after getting it a club goes to verify him website is gone phone line is disconected and the doctor isnt even in the phone book hahaha. so yea you might be getting a great deal on the price but research the doctor you go to before you just walk in and think everything is stright forward. because there are those scum bags who want to make it a little harder for us to get our meds and take our money and time.

You raise some good points. There are a lot of ads running in the Sacramento area warning that the doc you choose may or may not be legit, so there must be some moxy behind the fake doc problem. Just do a little research. I've read articles regarding offices that set up but don't actually have a doc on sight and just stamp signatures. There is a protocol for the process that I believe requires a real doc doing a real exam.

[lindzzz]

You raise some good points. There are a lot of ads running in the Sacramento area warning that the doc you choose may or may not be legit, so there must be some moxy behind the fake doc problem. Just do a little research. I've read articles regarding offices that set up but don't actually have a doc on sight and just stamp signatures. There is a protocol for the process that I believe requires a real doc doing a real exam.

That is shocking, I have never heard of fake referrals before. My first license cost me $160 in Venice Beach, and my most recent one was $60 in Santa Ana. The doctor I went to in Santa Ana was more professional than the one in Venice Beach. The one from VB seemed really jaded; he didn't care about my ailments or reasons, only if I had paid at the desk. The doctor in Santa Ana was so much nicer and took the time to sit down with me and tell me to use a vaporizer or edibles because that is the healthiest way, etc.. So I would say that price isn't always an indicator of quality, but I am from Southern CA and I haven't heard of any scams like that in this particular area.

[CannabisGril]

I just still gotta say again very nicely wrote.

[Marijuanamama]

My Doctor was really more of a no nonsense kind of guy he really wanted to know how it helped me and liked the fact that I was able to get off the hard core narcotics that the other doctors were keeping me doped up on. I think if you find a doc that really cares it doesn't matter how much or how little he costs as long as he is doing it for the benefit of patients not the benefit for his pocket book.

[lindzzz]

My Doctor was really more of a no nonsense kind of guy he really wanted to know how it helped me and liked the fact that I was able to get off the hard core narcotics that the other doctors were keeping me doped up on. I think if you find a doc that really cares it doesn't matter how much or how little he costs as long as he is doing it for the benefit of patients not the benefit for his pocket book.

I completely agree, it is the same for a doctor in any field of medicine. You can tell who cares about people and who doesn't. I was pretty unhappy with my experience in Venice Beach, so I decided to try another doctor. I think a lot of times people feel that they have to just deal with incompetent doctors, I think because we are so used to having to go where the insurance tells you. It is nice that for your medical cannabis recommendation, you can pretty much go where you want to and you don't have to go back to someone that you weren't happy with.

[Flower22]

Nice Read

[gbennett1]

My first one i got was 150, my other renewels since have been 35. In anahiem, it a great deal if ur trying ton save money.

[lindzzz]

My first one i got was 150, my other renewels since have been 35. In anahiem, it a great deal if ur trying ton save money.

Do they have 24 hr verification services at the place you renewed at? That's even less than the place I went to and it's always a good idea trying to save money, especially as a college student... Fitting into the poor student stereotype...

[CannaConnoisseur]

I just still gotta say again very nicely wrote.

written... lol just playing.

[CannaConnoisseur]

My first one would have been $150 but was $80 with military discount.

[lindzzz]

That is so right on, you should get a discount for military service, and I think it is great that so many doctors and dispensaries recognize that fact. The US has always had and still has issues with taking care of our veterans and honoring them. We need to take better care of the people that fight for our rights, and it is nice to see that the medical cannabis community understands that and tries to ease the financial burden of the patients.

[panred]

Here in Sacramento, I paid $45 for my last renewal. The going rate around here seems to average $50-$75 first time, $25-$50 renewal. Many docs and clubs offer military and Kaiser discounts. The Kaiser discount seems odd, though, because Kaiser docs won't write recommendations.

[Kushie Q]

Getting my card was so easy it felt really weird. But I wish that my regular doctor was as kind and caring as the doctor who gave me my evaluation, he was far more concerned with seeing that I got real help. Instead of being just drug pushers.

[lindzzz]

Getting my card was so easy it felt really weird. But I wish that my regular doctor was as kind and caring as the doctor who gave me my evaluation, he was far more concerned with seeing that I got real help. Instead of being just drug pushers.

And the sad thing is that people who don't smoke weed think that the doctors who give us our licenses are drug pushers, when really it's the other way around!

[bubbakush]

In san jose doctors are around 50-100 the one that most like is mmce then there is 420evaluations for 50.00 or so walk in anytime, I don't think any regular doctor will give you a scrip has to be a mmj one.