I was just wondering if I am able to get a MMJ card and would insurance cover it? If not are the prices at these medical shops bad or good? I believe it is legal in Massachusetts. I really rather smoke cannabis then take this medication that is slowly destroying my liver.. thanks hope you guys can help
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Some insurance companies cover MMJ. Prices at shops are similar to street prices – They usually have certain tiers, top tier being the most potent and highest price. Prices only drop when it becomes legal. Currently MMJ is not legal in the state of Massachusetts. If you could find someone to get it under the table, that's still an option. In Mass, heroin is so big that marijuana laws are very lenient, you get a $65 ticket if you're caught with a personal sized amount. Also remember that if you aren't stupid about it, you won't get caught. Obey the traffic laws when carrying and medicate at home.
I have an undiagnosed form of IBS. I use MMJ to ease my stomach pains and flare ups, it works very well. When I feel sharp cramping, it tends to help a ton. Sometimes it isn't strong enough, but those are days in bed. I hope your flare ups get better and you can find an alternative to help you.
Maine's patient requirements:
Approved diagnosis: epilepsy and other disorders characterized by seizures; glaucoma; multiple sclerosis and other disorders characterized by muscle spasticity; and nausea or vomiting as a result of AIDS or cancer chemotherapy.
Edit – I've been eating a vegetarian, mostly lactose free diet, and its really been helping my stomach, the pains are nowhere near as bad and I don't have a terrible feeling in my stomach after I eat. None of the foods are really greasy or solid enough to cause issues when being digested – I'm amazed. I haven't felt so good in a year now.
It might be legal for Crohn's patients now, you'll have to ask a doctor.
The law now allows doctors to recommend marijuana for people who have persistent nausea, vomiting, wasting syndrome or loss of appetite because of AIDS or chemotherapy or radiation treatment used for cancer; who have heightened pressure on their eyes because of glaucoma; who have epileptic seizures; or who have persistent muscle spasms from a disease such as multiple sclerosis.
The new law would expand the availability of marijuana to people to other conditions, including hepatitis C, Lou Gehrig's disease, Crohn's disease and Alzheimer's.
The Maine Chiefs of Police Association voted 32-0 at a recent board meeting to oppose the law, said Executive Director Robert Schwartz.
Law officers are concerned the referendum, as currently written, does not provide the state enough control over who could dispense marijuana and where it could be distributed, he said. Marijuana dispensaries, he said, should be subject to the same strict controls as pharmacies.
"It just appears there are a lot of issues we aren't prepared to deal with at this point," Schwartz said.
Schwartz said Maine police are keeping an eye on California, which has thousands of pot dispensaries, many that advertise freely and offer daily specials and discount coupons.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles, which has more than 800 marijuana dispensaries, have vowed to crack down on stores that are selling to people who don't qualify for medicinal marijuana.
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