The patient was no Paris Hilton, and the clinic where I saw her is not someplace Ms. Hilton would ever frequent. But one thing the two women had in common was carrying a dog in a handbag.
I often see ladies carry in more than one bag – a standard handbag and perhaps a sack full of medical records. I’d never had anyone bring a purse-dog in to an interview, though. Read more on Is There Anything A Service Dog Can’t Do?…
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It seems that the first television advertisement for medical marijuana has hit the California airwaves without a whimper. The first TV commercial just ran on a Sacramento station.
Having experience in many clinics from the Oregon border to the Mexican border, I can confirm that in most of California, medical marijuana is commonplace. It does not seem to be tremendously difficult to obtain, and I have attended many patients have valid prescriptions for it.
There is a list of conditions for which it is alleged to help, which is as long as your arm. Hearing about these conditions where cannabis is the preferred treatment usually causes me to smile, and I suspect that the list continues to grow with each new patient who wishes to use this remedy. Read more on Marijuana–The Only Drug Without FDA Approval…
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