Nearly five years after the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Florida, the number of licensed patients is crossing the half-million mark. With an assist from Sarasota’s Brad Weinstock, patient consultant director at Cannabis Theory’s clinic and host of WSLR-FM’s “Cannabis Connection Show” at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays, here’s how you can join the crowd. All quotes are from Weinstock.
1. Make sure you’re 18
You can’t buy beer until you’re 21, but a beer card doesn’t cost $75. That’s how much a medical weed card will set you back, for every year you want to renew.
2. Find a qualifying ailment
To get a card, you’ll need to find a qualifying affliction at the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. There are plenty to choose from, including Parkinson’s, any kind of cancer, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress, and more. Restrictions on related conditions that aren’t listed, such as anxiety or insomnia, are squishy and negotiable.
3. Get a prescription
You’ll need a prescription before you can get that card. Google “cannabis” and “physicians” and wherever you live for a list of doctors authorized by the state to fix you up. You’ll have plenty of choices.
More:Sarasota police were supposed to be issuing citations for marijuana. They arrested people instead.
4. Shop around for a doctor
Comparison shop for expertise. “A lot of doctors are doing it just because it’s an extra revenue stream and it only requires, like, four hours…
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Nearly five years after the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Florida, the number of licensed patients is crossing the half-million mark. With an assist from Sarasota’s Brad Weinstock, patient consultant director at Cannabis Theory’s clinic and host of WSLR-FM’s “Cannabis Connection Show” at 6:30 p.m. on Fridays, here’s how you can join the crowd. All quotes are from Weinstock.
1. Make sure you’re 18
You can’t buy beer until you’re 21, but a beer card doesn’t cost $75. That’s how much a medical weed card will set you back, for every year you want to renew.
2. Find a qualifying ailment
To get a card, you’ll need to find a qualifying affliction at the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. There are plenty to choose from, including Parkinson’s, any kind of cancer, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress, and more. Restrictions on related conditions that aren’t listed, such as anxiety or insomnia, are squishy and negotiable.
3. Get a prescription
You’ll need a prescription before you can get that card. Google “cannabis” and “physicians” and wherever you live for a list of doctors authorized by the state to fix you up. You’ll have plenty of choices.
More:Sarasota police were supposed to be issuing citations for marijuana. They arrested people instead.
4. Shop around for a doctor
Comparison shop for expertise. “A lot of doctors are doing it just because it’s an extra revenue stream and it only requires, like, four hours…