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    • December 2, 2014 at 10:52 am
    JustMeInCA
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    Dad got the approval today from his oncologist at UCSF to try cannabis oil for pain management. He said he's seen other people do very well with it and that there are no contraindications with his Keytruda treatments.

    Next step: off to the dispensary. The doctor says that the note from Dad's PCP on a prescription pad is all we need, as there is no actual "prescription" that can be written for it anyway. (There is some irony there somewhere that we have this legal drug that is completely unregulated.) He just said that no one has ever OD'ed on cannabis but that we'll want to start low and then add more as needed after 30 minutes or so.

    Welcome to the Wild West.  

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      • December 2, 2014 at 10:50 pm
      StephyD83
      Participant

      That is great news! I do think you will have to go to a Dr that writes the "prescription" for it. They have them all over the place & it will be like $50 or so. Good luck!

       

      • December 2, 2014 at 10:50 pm
      StephyD83
      Participant

      That is great news! I do think you will have to go to a Dr that writes the "prescription" for it. They have them all over the place & it will be like $50 or so. Good luck!

       

        • December 3, 2014 at 12:16 pm
        JustMeInCA
        Participant

        There's one near McKinley Park in midtown that doesn't sound shady, so I'm going to stop by there Friday and find out what I have to do!

        • December 3, 2014 at 12:16 pm
        JustMeInCA
        Participant

        There's one near McKinley Park in midtown that doesn't sound shady, so I'm going to stop by there Friday and find out what I have to do!

        • December 3, 2014 at 12:16 pm
        JustMeInCA
        Participant

        There's one near McKinley Park in midtown that doesn't sound shady, so I'm going to stop by there Friday and find out what I have to do!

      • December 2, 2014 at 10:50 pm
      StephyD83
      Participant

      That is great news! I do think you will have to go to a Dr that writes the "prescription" for it. They have them all over the place & it will be like $50 or so. Good luck!

       

      • December 5, 2014 at 10:35 am
      GAngel
      Participant

      That's great news!  He will benefit from this wonder drug! I think the irony is that its the only drug that I know of that you cannot OD on and it  offers so  many health benefits yet its been demonized for decades as a gateway drug that is harmful. So much so that it continues to be illegal in most states!

      Wishing you and your father the best!

      Gina

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

        • December 5, 2014 at 11:19 am
        JustMeInCA
        Participant

        Thanks, Gina. It's a bit scary to rely on the expertise of lay people at these dispensaries in terms of strains and dosage. I do wish the feds would just approve it so that it could be better regulated and easier to acquire!

        • December 5, 2014 at 11:19 am
        JustMeInCA
        Participant

        Thanks, Gina. It's a bit scary to rely on the expertise of lay people at these dispensaries in terms of strains and dosage. I do wish the feds would just approve it so that it could be better regulated and easier to acquire!

        • December 5, 2014 at 11:19 am
        JustMeInCA
        Participant

        Thanks, Gina. It's a bit scary to rely on the expertise of lay people at these dispensaries in terms of strains and dosage. I do wish the feds would just approve it so that it could be better regulated and easier to acquire!

      • December 5, 2014 at 10:35 am
      GAngel
      Participant

      That's great news!  He will benefit from this wonder drug! I think the irony is that its the only drug that I know of that you cannot OD on and it  offers so  many health benefits yet its been demonized for decades as a gateway drug that is harmful. So much so that it continues to be illegal in most states!

      Wishing you and your father the best!

      Gina

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      • December 5, 2014 at 10:35 am
      GAngel
      Participant

      That's great news!  He will benefit from this wonder drug! I think the irony is that its the only drug that I know of that you cannot OD on and it  offers so  many health benefits yet its been demonized for decades as a gateway drug that is harmful. So much so that it continues to be illegal in most states!

      Wishing you and your father the best!

      Gina

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

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