By far the most common need for medical cannabis (according to Joe Cain). No doubt cannabis helps with pain..but my question is: What should qualify as chronic pain when getting a med card?
Now, the reason I ask this, is that the vast majority of "stoners" who are using the med card to 'legalize" their use and allow them to grow..hide behind chronic pain as their ailment.
I have a couple of friends that have cards based on "chronic pain"...thing is, I've known them for years, and they never complained about pain, didn't see a doctor to help manage the pain, and basically showed no signs of having anything wrong with them until they wanted a med card.
So..wouldn't it be reasonable for the state to want med records showing ongoing treatment and a history of pain management before issuing a card for "pain"? See, one of the guys I know argues that he couldn't afford Doctors or prescriptions, so he suffered in silence. But he was able to pony up $200 bucks for a motel room Dr. certification..then spend $3000 setting up a grow room.
Do you think just maybe there are a lot pf people put there like him?