PEI docs that will sign?

H everyone,

New member that is looking to get legally medical for the first time. I've grown my own in the past, but my current living situation will not allow for it and I'd like to get a prescription. I am currently on PEI, does anyone know of any docs on the island that will sign? If not, can anyone recommend the most reliable and affordable Skype service? I have tried everything to find a doc to sign and feel like that may be my only option, but I've contacted a few of these services and they either never get back to me, or they want a ridiculous fee of $350+. I will pay if I have to, I'd just like to find the most affordable and reliable option and don't know where to start. Thanks in advance.

Maritime Marauder said:

H everyone,

New member that is looking to get legally medical for the first time. I've grown my own in the past, but my current living situation will not allow for it and I'd like to get a prescription. I am currently on PEI, does anyone know of any docs on the island that will sign? If not, can anyone recommend the most reliable and affordable Skype service? I have tried everything to find a doc to sign and feel like that may be my only option, but I've contacted a few of these services and they either never get back to me, or they want a ridiculous fee of $350+. I will pay if I have to, I'd just like to find the most affordable and reliable option and don't know where to start. Thanks in advance.

Click to expand...

So I don't know a lot about it over there in PEI - but this:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/medical-pot-hard-to-get-in-p-e-i-1.1082545

Leads me to believe it may be difficult.

But - you can always convince a doctor that it's right for you. Doctors like information. You just might have to be the person to give it to them.

Do you have a way to get a "family doctor" there, someone outside of a walk-in clinic?

I am not sure what you are using it for, but Psychiatrists are sometimes more open to MMJ. Especially because you're paying them to listen to you - and you have a whole hour to explain why you know it works for you.

GOOD LUCK!

I'd rather not discuss the reason for seeking a prescription, but it a common and recognized ailment that MMJ is prescribed for. I live in a rural area and travel is hard for me, so I don't have many options. My family doc and the others easily accessible to me will not discuss it at all. I've gone in with all the info and have tried all the usual methods of treatment, still no luck. Sick of the headache and just want it dealt with......really frustrating.

Yessica... said:

So I don't know a lot about it over there in PEI - but this:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/medical-pot-hard-to-get-in-p-e-i-1.1082545

Leads me to believe it may be difficult.

But - you can always convince a doctor that it's right for you. Doctors like information. You just might have to be the person to give it to them.

Do you have a way to get a "family doctor" there, someone outside of a walk-in clinic?

I am not sure what you are using it for, but Psychiatrists are sometimes more open to MMJ. Especially because you're paying them to listen to you - and you have a whole hour to explain why you know it works for you.

GOOD LUCK!

Click to expand...

i don't agree with very much of this, other than the fact that it may be hard. maybe try contacting the doctor that's featured in this article. unfortunately you may have to pay that crazy rate.

i have a few friends who have depression,bi-polar disorder and one who is schizophrenic and no psychiatrists would give them pot because they're still on that "weed makes you crazy" hype and i've also done tons of research and i would have to say i don't agree with that at all.

i would also have to say that no doctor who is against mmj wants a patient who they may assume is just a stoner to try and give them advice on effective medication.

its a shitty situation, and its sad that they weren't properly educated on cannabis, but it is reality.

Maritime Marauder said:

I'd rather not discuss the reason for seeking a prescription, but it a common and recognized ailment that MMJ is prescribed for. I live in a rural area and travel is hard for me, so I don't have many options. My family doc and the others easily accessible to me will not discuss it at all. I've gone in with all the info and have tried all the usual methods of treatment, still no luck. Sick of the headache and just want it dealt with......really frustrating.

Click to expand...

Can you PM? (Private Message)

You definitely don't have to talk about what you need it for!!!

I know out west, things are much easier. I know there are compassionate doctors that are publicly open about it in Toronto and probably many other major cities.

Around where I live, not so much though.

Does your prescription have to be specific to your province? That I am not positive of.

I have gotten a prescription from Doctors out of province for other things, although none were ongoing or new prescriptions. And none were looked upon as negatively as some people feel about MMJ.

If you could - you could drive to the nearest compassionate doctor. I guess the only thing would be, is the travel more expensive than an online prescription?

Where I live, 8 hour drive in either direction to the next major city. 2 hour plane. Travel cost by plane: usually 400 round trip. Driving 1600 k - more than that in gas.

So - I bought my prescription online. Well, I bought the possibility of an appointment with a doctor that didn't think I was a criminal because I wanted MMJ. Then, they assessed me - and believed me, and wrote me a script. $350.00.

I wish I could have gotten it cheaper. But at that time, I could not have.

If I had waited another 2 months from now, I bet my new Psychiatrist may have written me one. But - I HATE WAITING.

nsbudca said:

i don't agree with very much of this, other than the fact that it may be hard. maybe try contacting the doctor that's featured in this article. unfortunately you may have to pay that crazy rate.

i have a few friends who have depression,bi-polar disorder and one who is schizophrenic and no psychiatrists would give them pot because they're still on that "weed makes you crazy" hype and i've also done tons of research and i would have to say i don't agree with that at all.

i would also have to say that no doctor who is against mmj wants a patient who they may assume is just a stoner to try and give them advice on effective medication.

its a shitty situation, and its sad that they weren't properly educated on cannabis, but it is reality.

Click to expand...

I know a couple Doctors, some of whom smoke weed. And they don't know much about MMJ.

One I know is an emergency doctor in the hospital. He has NO free time. Unless they choose to look at information about MMJ on their own, they will never come across it.

They will come across I'm sure a slew of information on how MariHuana is an evil drug, causing psychosis, impairment, and REEFER MADNESS.

I wonder where they get that info? Probably the same place they get much of their information on NECESSARY and HELPFUL drugs:

Pharmaceutical companies...

dan dun duuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

nsbudca said:

i don't agree with very much of this, other than the fact that it may be hard. maybe try contacting the doctor that's featured in this article. unfortunately you may have to pay that crazy rate.

i have a few friends who have depression,bi-polar disorder and one who is schizophrenic and no psychiatrists would give them pot because they're still on that "weed makes you crazy" hype and i've also done tons of research and i would have to say i don't agree with that at all.

i would also have to say that no doctor who is against mmj wants a patient who they may assume is just a stoner to try and give them advice on effective medication.

its a shitty situation, and its sad that they weren't properly educated on cannabis, but it is reality.

Click to expand...

They do not prescribe MMJ for psychosis. Schizophrenia especially. I think they are even wary to prescribe it if schizophrenia runs in your family.

Marijuana is classified as a hallucinogen. They will never prescribe someone with visual or auditory hallucinations, MMJ.

Something with a lower THC content and higher of a different cannabinoid may actually work great for them. But until doctors see the research - they won't support it.

UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS THEM!

So ask a doctor, fuck ask 2! Who cares - the worst they are going to do is say no and give you a judgie look. Fuck 'em if they don't respond to facts you bring them, and information you have.

Yessica... said:

They do not prescribe MMJ for psychosis. Schizophrenia especially. I think they are even wary to prescribe it if schizophrenia runs in your family.

Marijuana is classified as a hallucinogen. They will never prescribe someone with visual or auditory hallucinations, MMJ.

Something with a lower THC content and higher of a different cannabinoid may actually work great for them. But until doctors see the research - they won't support it.

UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS THEM!

So ask a doctor, fuck ask 2! Who cares - the worst they are going to do is say no and give you a judgie look. Fuck 'em if they don't respond to facts you bring them, and information you have.
View attachment 3222015

Click to expand...

lol you're right, they don't so why did you say talk to a psychiatrist? and marijuana actually is not classified as a hallucinogen, some resources may say that but it's in it's own category called "Cannabinoid" because of the wide range of effects it can produce.

doctor's went to school for years and years to learn what they know about medicine. you'd have to have some pretty cold hard evidence to persuade them to prescribe mmj if they are dead against it.

nsbudca said:

lol you're right, they don't so why did you say talk to a psychiatrist? and marijuana actually is not classified as a hallucinogen, some resources may say that but it's in it's own category called "Cannabinoid" because of the wide range of effects it can produce.

doctor's went to school for years and years to learn what they know about medicine. you'd have to have some pretty cold hard evidence to persuade them to prescribe mmj if they are dead against it.

Click to expand...

We can agree to disagree!

My head dr, didn't know much about MMJ until I went to him. It was a very helpful session, both for him and for me.

Other doctors I have talked to, have really enjoyed hearing how MMJ helped me. How there are many different kinds of Cannibanoids that act on different receptors in the brain.

They learned in medical school, what they were taught. The only doctors I have heard of that know bubkiss about MMJ, are those that have taken it upon themselves to research it.

Are you saying there is a class in Medical school where they all learn everything they need to know about cannabinoids, and they are CHOOSING to ignore it?

That seems pretty evil to me.

I don't think all doctors are evil. I think they believe studies and research and what information they are given.

And a lot of that information comes from pharmaceutical companies. And a lot of the research is funded by pharmaceutical companies.

Doctors who have no previous experience in MMJ, don't even know what a cannibanoid is....
Apart from probably reading it's negative effects in a study funded by someone who doesn't like the possibility of a natural plant that people can grow themselves.

I do not think the doctors are the problem. I think they need to be told.

And who better than an MMJ patent, who knows how well Marijuana has worked on them because of YEARS of personal experience?

nsbudca said:

lol you're right, they don't so why did you say talk to a psychiatrist? and marijuana actually is not classified as a hallucinogen, some resources may say that but it's in it's own category called "Cannabinoid" because of the wide range of effects it can produce.

doctor's went to school for years and years to learn what they know about medicine. you'd have to have some pretty cold hard evidence to persuade them to prescribe mmj if they are dead against it.

Click to expand...

Oooops - I read too fast - and misunderstood what you were saying about what they learn in Med School - my mistake!

Personal experience - is HARD evidence. They can choose not to believe me, or they can take a leap of faith.

I prefer to talk to the ones with faith (NOT talking about religious faith - just faith in humanity)

it's very hard to change someone's belief structure about something. But I will try.

There is information out there. And doctors that are producing studies so that MORE people can understand how important MMJ can be for patients.

http://www.ccic.net/index.php?home&lng=en

These people seem pretty great!

Yessica... said:

Oooops - I read too fast - and misunderstood what you were saying about what they learn in Med School - my mistake!

Personal experience - is HARD evidence. They can choose not to believe me, or they can take a leap of faith.

I prefer to talk to the ones with faith (NOT talking about religious faith - just faith in humanity)

it's very hard to change someone's belief structure about something. But I will try.

Click to expand...

good thing you edited that cause i was like what the fuck is this chick going on about lol. i'm not saying you shouldn't try and share your experiences. and you likely had an open minded doctor because if you ask around on here, a vast majority of patients are going to tell you how hard headed their doctors are/were about mmj. a lot of doctors are going to need to do their own research before they just jump on the mmj bandwagon. and no, they don't learn shit about pot in med school lol.

doctors who are against marijuana for medical purposes are 9 times out of 10 going to assume you're full of shit and just want to be legal, or that cannabis is just giving a placebo effect. like how many people who suffer from psychotic disorders and pain claim that alcohol helps them with that, when really they're just masking it and making themselves think it's working,when it's really not.

doctor's aren't going to change their views overnight, it just doesn't work like that, look at all the information and evidence that is shared publicly , like the weed and weed 2 documentaries, it's clear evidence and most doc's still turn the other cheek. the one good thing i will say about LP's is that i support the money they're putting into mmj research and recruiting doctors (even if it is for their own benefit) because it will present them with real, graspable medical evidence, not somebody who is just saying that pot helps their back pain.

nsbudca said:

good thing you edited that cause i was like what the fuck is this chick going on about lol. i'm not saying you shouldn't try and share your experiences. and you likely had an open minded doctor because if you ask around on here, a vast majority of patients are going to tell you how hard headed their doctors are/were about mmj. a lot of doctors are going to need to do their own research before they just jump on the mmj bandwagon. and no, they don't learn shit about pot in med school lol.

doctors who are against marijuana for medical purposes are 9 times out of 10 going to assume you're full of shit and just want to be legal, or that cannabis is just giving a placebo effect. like how many people who suffer from psychotic disorders and pain claim that alcohol helps them with that, when really they're just masking it and making themselves think it's working,when it's really not.

doctor's aren't going to change their views overnight, it just doesn't work like that, look at all the information and evidence that is shared publicly , like the weed and weed 2 documentaries, it's clear evidence and most doc's still turn the other cheek. the one good thing i will say about LP's is that i support the money they're putting into mmj research and recruiting doctors (even if it is for their own benefit) because it will present them with real, graspable medical evidence, not somebody who is just saying that pot helps their back pain.

Click to expand...

i think the biggest issue is that they have all these people saying it works for this and that, but due to lack of research they don't know WHY it helps, so they want to lean towards medication and methods that they understand.

nsbudca said:

good thing you edited that cause i was like what the fuck is this chick going on about lol. i'm not saying you shouldn't try and share your experiences. and you likely had an open minded doctor because if you ask around on here, a vast majority of patients are going to tell you how hard headed their doctors are/were about mmj. a lot of doctors are going to need to do their own research before they just jump on the mmj bandwagon. and no, they don't learn shit about pot in med school lol.

doctors who are against marijuana for medical purposes are 9 times out of 10 going to assume you're full of shit and just want to be legal, or that cannabis is just giving a placebo effect. like how many people who suffer from psychotic disorders and pain claim that alcohol helps them with that, when really they're just masking it and making themselves think it's working,when it's really not.

doctor's aren't going to change their views overnight, it just doesn't work like that, look at all the information and evidence that is shared publicly , like the weed and weed 2 documentaries, it's clear evidence and most doc's still turn the other cheek. the one good thing i will say about LP's is that i support the money they're putting into mmj research and recruiting doctors (even if it is for their own benefit) because it will present them with real, graspable medical evidence, not somebody who is just saying that pot helps their back pain.

Click to expand...

If it takes 9 no's to get a yes...then I will just have to keep funkin asking.

I have told every one of my friends and family, who are now considering the possibility of a MMJ prescription for themselves, to first ask their own doctors.

A doctor that knows a person, is exponentially more likely to prescribe than strange Doc at a walk-in clinic.

I am not saying that a Psychiatrist will always prescribe. Fuck no! I was in therapy for 14 years, and never once did one of those doctors suggest MMJ. Most told me to stop using it because it "was a depressant".

Do you think they still show "REEFER MADNESS" in medical schools? bahahahaha

A friend of mine's father is a family practitioner. He is open to the idea of MMJ. But is ALSO very wary of prescribing it. Because he has gotten dozens of people who say things like:

"I gots anxiety, and I need weed"

It's the people that DON'T need MMJ, and are just using it recreationally (not that there is anything wrong with that) that are hurting all the patients out there who could benefit.

Recreational Marijuana and MMJ are different. They should be treated differently.

Hollywood's portrayal of ever single dumb stoner in the whole world (although they are OFTEN hilarious) isn't helping the cause much either...

nsbudca said:

i think the biggest issue is that they have all these people saying it works for this and that, but due to lack of research they don't know WHY it helps, so they want to lean towards medication and methods that they understand.

Click to expand...

100% agree.

Studies need to be done, and funded.

People need to stop hiding and hoarding information, and tell people what is working for them, and what they know.

I understand that some people (like me for 20 years) were using Marijuana illegally. I understand the hiding, I hid it too.

But now, for fuckin once in my WHOLE life - I don't HAVE to hide it anymore.

I'm very happy about that.

nsbudca said:

i think the biggest issue is that they have all these people saying it works for this and that, but due to lack of research they don't know WHY it helps, so they want to lean towards medication and methods that they understand.

Click to expand...

Do you happen to have a billion or 2 lying around that you can donate to funding research? That would be much appreciated!

The CCIC seems to be doing a good job. Although if no one TOLD me about them, I don't think I would have any idea what they do or who they are...

The LP's that have been approved, are fucking LOADED. There's a reason they are not wait-listed. They were fucking rich BEFORE any of this. And they can afford to pay who they need to, to get shit done in a crooked system.

But - they are GOING to fund research. It will benefit them - so they'll do it.

Are they evil (the LP's)? Maybe, maybe not? I think most of them are just big business trying to make a lot of $$$.

But they are making it easier for me at this point in time to have access to "legal" MMJ. And that I like.

thats where the cannabinoid category comes into play. certain hybrid strains could help anxiety, sativa's may help depression because they tend to be more uplifting, indica's may worsen depression because they tend to be more of a downer/have a more narcotic type of buzz. it's array of uses is good and bad, sick people think it's great, while doctor's are like "there's no fucking way".

i got my script for depression and anxiety. my doctor has tons of stuff on file and wasn't very keen on giving me any type of pill due to previous opiate abuse. i held off on asking about mmj because i didn't know where he stood on it. i've been using mmj to self medicate for years because i was afraid of getting shit on for asking for it. when i finally sacked up and asked,he agreed that i needed some type of medication and all he said was that i should vaporize and he is dead against smoking anything at all.and to stay away from indicas lol.

i explained to him that in the black market, i wasn't promised to find a strain that always worked. if i had access to an LP then i could find a light uplifting sativa that would help me and he agreed to give it a go.

the point i'm trying to get across is that not everybody is fortunate enough to have an open minded doctor, and we shouldn't sugar coat it and make it sound easy, because they will be turned off from mmj.

nsbudca said:

thats where the cannabinoid category comes into play. certain hybrid strains could help anxiety, sativa's may help depression because they tend to be more uplifting, indica's may worsen depression because they tend to be more of a downer/have a more narcotic type of buzz. it's array of uses is good and bad, sick people think it's great, while doctor's are like "there's no fucking way".

i got my script for depression and anxiety. my doctor has tons of stuff on file and wasn't very keen on giving me any type of pill due to previous opiate abuse. i held off on asking about mmj because i didn't know where he stood on it. i've been using mmj to self medicate for years because i was afraid of getting shit on for asking for it. when i finally sacked up and asked,he agreed that i needed some type of medication and all he said was that i should vaporize and he is dead against smoking anything at all.and to stay away from indicas lol.

i explained to him that in the black market, i wasn't promised to find a strain that always worked. if i had access to an LP then i could find a light uplifting sativa that would help me and he agreed to give it a go.

the point i'm trying to get across is that not everybody is fortunate enough to have an open minded doctor, and we shouldn't sugar coat it and make it sound easy, because they will be turned off from mmj.

Click to expand...

Oh, NOT fuckin easy. I seriously waited 14 years for a prescription. Mainly because I didn't think I would qualify. And partially because I trusted the doctors to know what is best for me - and they didn't have any clue.

But easy? Fuck no - it's NEVER easy convincing someone to change what they already believe. FUN THOUGH!!!