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MEDI!CANN



Beyond Evaluations





by Melrose Sanchez


























Photo: Marcella Sanchez















Dr. Jean Talleyrand
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r. Jean Talleyrand, a third-generation medical doc- the doctor called me into his office, and closed the door, his
tor, founded MediCann after completing his resi- total focus was on me and my physical condition. He asked
dency in San Francisco. His penchant within the me questions and listened patiently as I explained the im-
medical field is that of family doctor in an era where the pact of frequent and severe headaches, resulting from an
concept of family medicine is shadowy at best. It is in the auto accident over 15 years ago. The headaches have a large
neighborhood clinics of San Francisco, treating those in the impact upon my life as a writer and editor. Of course pre-
most need that he asked himself several questions aboutscription and over-the-counter drugs work and take the pain
his core beliefs. He questioned himself as to how he couldaway for 4-5 hours at a time. I can work pain free using
best perform as a physician and serve fully in his capacitythose drugs. The drawback is the long-term side effects. I
as a medical doctor. In this self-examination, he also had have had a single headache last for 3-weeks and required
to consider his familial responsibility to forefathers who medicating every 4 hours around the clock. The doctor asked
also have concepts and ideals. Talleyrand had to interpret me if cannabis helped. Of course it does, which is why I
long-term personal values in light of today’s medicalwanted the recommendation. I currently use ointment ap-
environment. The result of that self-examination is plied directly to the base of the neck and I find that can-
MediCann. nabis tea can soothe and clam a headache in the earliest
Three times I have visited the offices of MediCann,stages and prevent it from developing.
once as a patient, and twice as an observer. The first visit
was to obtain my medical cannabis recommendation. When continued next page
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