REAL MED PATIENTS

[JointOperation]

how many of you guys actually help out real medical patients?

i mean i just ran into a friend of my gfs parents.. and he got diagnosed with cancer.. and has been getting ripped off for the last 6 months.. and now with chemo cant work.. and barely can pay his bills with disability..

has his med card.. and cancer.. so i told him.. the first half 8th and bottle of tincture is free.. and gave him the prices.. and he is super happy.. i mean.. for the first time.. he actually got 2 grams for a half 8th.. instead of 1.. i mean he was getting fucked.. he was paying 30 a half 8th.. an only getting 1 gram.. had no scale. so he had no clue..

but trusted the guy to be compassionate to his cancer.. and chemo..



so how many of you guys.. help people out when they need...

i have 5 patients right now. 3 cancer.. 1 with MS and a fucked up Back.. n 1 with too many problems to list...

all of which got the same deal... half 8th and 40ml bottle of tincure FREE first.. and then from there i do better deals on them then the recreational users.. only if they show a med card.

helps me get more patients who will keep there mouth shut no matter what.. and has legit med cards so if anything ever did happen.. they wouldn't need to snitch to get out of trouble. keeps me and them safer..

another patient of mine last month i fronted them an OZ .. i do 250 cash.. 280 front..

and when he showed up to pay.. he came with 300.. thanking me for the front so his wife didn't have to deal with the pain because bills took there weed money. i gave him his 20 back.. and told him. the front prices are like that for a reason.. no need to pay extra ..

i just feel so much better about what i do.. when i help these people who actually APPRECIATE IT. not helping some ass hat that is just going from dealer to dealer to get free shit the first time.. and never going back....

and then.. when u see these peoples lives change.. and they start gaining weight again.. and then there spirits go back to being more positive..

talk about an amazing HIGH...


anyone else actually COMPASSIONATE to REAL MEDICAL PATIENTS.. not the ones just getting a card because they wana smoke pot and brag that they have a card...

 

[BOMBAYCAT]

My neighbor is a former Motocross racer, and his back is really screwed up. Go figure! Anyway I have been giving him a few Z's for the pain. I am teaching him to grow in his backyard so that should help him a bunch.

 

[relic1981]

I've always given my extras to people in need. I've recently started the lost coast patient sharing program which enables sick, low income patients to access good, high quality medicine for free or little cost.p we operate on a sliding scale and thrive off of donations from people with extra meds that would have given it away anyways. This program helps those who don't have connections access what they need and people Karen happy to donate and volunteer. We are a complete non profit and all extra money goes back into the program. So yeah I help out as many people as I can. I was once in a position that was less than ideal and I don't like seeing people suffer needlessly. I believe in Cali all dispensaries have to give away 2%of its product to low income patients. As far as real patients one must ask what that means. Does someone with back pain or phychological issues less real than c#ncer or aids patients?, if the condition is terminal or potentially so this takes president but I also supply those who cannabis helps them cope with the struggles of daily life. Its all a matter of perspective. There is always someone worse off so all we can do is help those who #sk for it. Some folks are to proud to take donations but most people are very grateful for the help.

 

[lumberjack.mr]

I wish there were more people with the compassion you show. I am a terminal renal failure patient in N Texas , and am declining rapidly. I endure 10 hours a day of dialysis, 20+ pills a day, constant and often debilitating nausea, and seizures stemming from extreme physical duress. I am unable to afford the extortion prices of cannabis, or the outrageous cost of establishing my own source... The one person I know to acquire my medicine from has no compassion at all ! its all about the $$$ for him, He has now raised the price on me to 100 per 1/4 because I don't have the money to get quantities, and its a waste of his time to be concerned with my welfare... And this is a supposed family friend !??!
Ready to just die so my wife and kids can have some sort of enjoyment of life without constantly worrying about a dying husband/father .

 

[relic1981]

i would love to help him out but i run a strictly legal program and cant jeopardize that. unfortunately we in cali still need a 215. and i wont even drive through texas let alone mail herb there. if it wasnt for that ... all i can say is best wishes to you, i hope you can find someone that can help you out. there has got to be someone in your neck of the woods that can befriend you and help out. like i said best wishes man, ill be thinking about you so let us know your progress. there are some people who would mail it so keep your fingers crossed! i hope this thread brings attention to the need of sharing meds. not everyone grows and not everyone who does grow can afford to give a lot away but i find most people give gifts away all the time. its kind of a tradition.. heck even the homeless people ask you to kick them a bud!

 

[johndoe123]

You sir are in my thoughts and prayers. I don't have any overages at the moment but will in about a month. What is your preferred method of ingestion? What works best for you? Oil, hash, flowers? I would love to make a donation your way. I saved your address encase this thread disappears...

 

[master chine]

I'm to far to help!!
But a go keep evryday this one up so more people see.so maybe more help
Wish yu the best !!good people around!!

 

[master chine]

Help a man...

 

[dank.frank]

When I was growing for med patients it was 2.5oz for $250 a month...all trim from their plants was made into various concentrates and given to them for free.

I won't even go into the rest of the details...

But someone who is REALLY sick - can burn through an ounce a week EASY.

At $250 an ounce - that's $1,000 A MONTH. That's compassionate care?!?!

If the out of pocket expense for cannabis is greater than the cost of their Rx medications - then who is truly the "big" evil...

Food for thought.



dank.Frank

 

[dank.frank]

The second problem I have with the tone of this post - is how you define "REAL" medical patients...

If a housewife goes to the doctor because she is stressed out and isn't sleeping - he writes her a presription for some medication and tells her, "Here, this will help make you feel better"...and this is described as treatment and she is now his patient...and this is modern medicine.

So how then, is the person who desires to smoke or digest cannabis for the same type of reasons - NOT a valid medical patient???

It's nothing short of hypocrisy to say that any subset of people is not quite sick enough yet to deserve cannabis at a fair and compassionate price...or that one subset of the population is more deserving of relief than another subset.

While I understand where you are coming from and my posts aren't meant to belittle your effort, because your intention is good - but I would like to try and expand your perspective a bit and maybe open your eyes to the psychological bias the state has forced upon you in the manner in which the medical laws have been drafted and enacted...



dank.Frank

 

[fabvariousk]

Cannabis is first and foremost a general mood stabilizer. It's primary role is to keep people high, happy, and balanced. All of these other benefits we are discovering are just icing on a cake that would never have been baked without the "rec" community.

 

[JointOperation]

REAL MEDICAL PATIENTS.. as in those who suffer from an illness that leaves them UNABLE to grow there own meds.... or work to afford there own meds..

I mean look at these dudes who get cards just to smoke recreationally so the cops cant touch em?.. u think those dudes should get a free lb per month? really? for what??????

because there to lazy to grow there own.. or to lazy to get off there ass and get a job?


im all for REAL Medical Patients.. but.. just like with PILLS.. people are trying to find a way to get free pills and weed.. so they can sell them on the streets to make money..

so what do u consider a REAL PATIENT.. because.. DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR in a HOSPITAL isn't tolerated.. so why should we tolerate it in the MMJ community..

 

[JointOperation]

put it this way.. when I helped out this cancer patient I know.. and he told his friend how I was helping him out .. and how good of a guy I was.. guess what??? a few weeks later.. I go to drop some off to him.. and his buddy is there. and he says hey man.. I just got my medical card for my ADHD.. do you think you could hook me up with the same deals as this guy..

asking me to give him free weeed for DONATIONS.. or just free.. because he got a medical card?..

u think that's OK?? fuck that. hes trying to use a BS excuse.. to get FREE/CHEAP nugs.. that's a doushebag move.. so fuck him. I told him . ya I can help u out.. its called FULL PRICE..

I help the people who need help.. jobless cancer patients or people with disability that cant afford to grow or cant grow because there disability.. or cant afford it at all. shit like that.. not the med card dude who just fucking wants free weed cause his buddy gets free weed.

 

[dank.frank]

And your cancer patient would have been removed from my program for violating the terms of the non-disclosure agreement...

I think the terminology should not be "REAL" medical patients (for the above previously stated reasons) but perhaps distinguished by the context of having either an uncurable or terminal illness.

I told you my point was not to critize your efforts - because at the core of what you are saying, I some what agree - but I also think that you are minimizing the value and benefit that cannabis can have for the average joe and I don't think that should disqualify someone from receiving a fair price.

Just because something doesn't seem like a serious issue to you because you don't experience it and you don't fully understand the burden it is causing an individual - doesn't really mean it isn't affecting the quality of their existance and making their life a living hell...

Stress and anxiety ... two things I personally medicate for - have DRASTIC impacts on my well being. Those lead directly to insomnia and high blood pressure. Compile those things and my nerve damage becomes literally such an unbearable pain that I find myself back on opiates...and well, that doesn't solve the underlying issues that trigger my nerve pain - it only masks the pain. Cannabis however does solve and negate the underlying issues that cause my nerve damage to flare up...

So because I'm not dying - all growers should look at me as a menace and not worthy of compassionate care and I should be taxed the same as if I was buying from a crack house in the hood?

On that front - I fully and adamantly disagree with your statements. Which again, is why I think you should stop and reconsider the implications of what you are saying...



dank.Frank

 

[lumberjack.mr]

I have been an avid smoker of cannabis for over 35 years, having said that; the last time I was hospitalized for surgery, I had some edibles my brother from the islands had brought the last time he visited. The gummybears, were great and helped a great deal with the pre-op anxiety, my after surgery pain is almost always controlled with dilaudid (a synthetic heroine) and although it controls the pain well enough, when I come home from the hospital I have to endure all of the wonderful effects of heroine withdrawal - and my wife and children have to walk on egg shells for a week or more as I battle the mood swings and depression! This time I have some higher dose suckers , of the strain he uses for his back pain- from many years of working out on the ocean, I had remarkable success with the pain control and was up and somewhat functional within a couple of days..! Of late I have tried some "dab" stuff my young brother-n-law provided a sample of; The effects were both instantaneous and very comfortable, for several hours! I have also developed COPD and a lot of the green medicine causes me respiratory distress.. I have and continue to deal with it and just use my inhailer more frequently. Im not sure that helps me financially because the inhailers cost over $300. ea. ! Occasionally, some good medicinal grade stuff come thru the circle and I am once again in love with my old friend... cannablissforic (my own word)..
I am grateful for your concern, hugely, and am open to suggestions ..
I receive a vast amount of my medical supplies in the mail, and a great deal of promo-mail and samples still come for my prior business Lumberjack Tree Service, Im pretty sure anything small will pass thru channels fine if packaged safely.. Sincerely, mike - Thank you Again !!!

 

[yortbogey]

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