New Hampshire: Medical marijuana dispensary company holds symposium on pain
A medical marijuana dispensary hosted a symposium on pain Tuesday in Portsmouth, telling attendees that marijuana is being used to successfully treat some types of chronic pain.
Many of those who attended expressed frustration. They say they’ve tried in vain to get their doctors to certify them to receive medical marijuana cards.
Michelle Poulin has Crohn’s Disease and says she’s been trying for months to find a doctor who will agree to certify her, and thereby allow her to apply for a card that admits her into medical marijuana dispensaries.
“I want to get off pain pills, and I want to do this legally,” Poulin explained.
Anne Hooper was also at the symposium expressing difficulty in finding a local doctor who believes marijuana is an effective medicine.
“I’ve been in pain for 14 years and I take opioids every day,” said Hooper.
Hooper says she wants to try marijuana to...
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