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Photo: Marcella Sanchez
Doctor/patient consultation.
physician. One of the patient’s I observed showed Dr. neighborhoods they serve, and have gentleness to them that
Talleyrand a medical file containing documentation of their is welcoming and supportive.
condition and the patient mentioned being recommendedTo contact MediCann or to get more detailed informa-
to MediCann by an emergency room physician. This was a tion about obtaining a medical cannabis recommendation visit
college-aged patient suffering from severe back injuries in- www.MediCann.com or call 1-866-632-6627 the staff is more
curred while doing athletic pursuits. The patient is not ter- than willing to answer questions, make appointments and to
minal or critically ill as many are, but like myself, lockedinform as to the medical documentation necessary.
into a pain management program. The patient’s treatment
involved traction and powerful pain killers that prohibited
proper study, rest and normal activities required of an am-
bitious college student. The patient’s main concern was the
ability to study and to maintain the grade-point-average
necessary to obtain slated goals.
The MediCann professionalism combined with the
compassionate willingness to listen to patients and to dis-
cuss at length the options and considerations facing intense
and/or long-term medical situations is what sets MediCann
apart. I witnessed the real need for patients to have some-
one to discuss alternative medications that may ease the
condition that daily affects their quality of life. The willing-
ness and genuine care I witnessed in the offices of MediCann
may not be unique to the MadiCann group since doctors
that understand the value of medical cannabis as a support
to other medications, tend to be more compassionate and
more willing to listen with sense of genuine humanity. Yet,
it is worthy of mention that the MediCann offices located in
various neighborhoods statewide tend to blend with the
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Mar
Marar
Mch, 2006ch, 2006
Mch, 2006 5 5
Photo: Marcella Sanchez
Doctor/patient consultation.
physician. One of the patient’s I observed showed Dr. neighborhoods they serve, and have gentleness to them that
Talleyrand a medical file containing documentation of their is welcoming and supportive.
condition and the patient mentioned being recommendedTo contact MediCann or to get more detailed informa-
to MediCann by an emergency room physician. This was a tion about obtaining a medical cannabis recommendation visit
college-aged patient suffering from severe back injuries in- www.MediCann.com or call 1-866-632-6627 the staff is more
curred while doing athletic pursuits. The patient is not ter- than willing to answer questions, make appointments and to
minal or critically ill as many are, but like myself, lockedinform as to the medical documentation necessary.
into a pain management program. The patient’s treatment
involved traction and powerful pain killers that prohibited
proper study, rest and normal activities required of an am-
bitious college student. The patient’s main concern was the
ability to study and to maintain the grade-point-average
necessary to obtain slated goals.
The MediCann professionalism combined with the
compassionate willingness to listen to patients and to dis-
cuss at length the options and considerations facing intense
and/or long-term medical situations is what sets MediCann
apart. I witnessed the real need for patients to have some-
one to discuss alternative medications that may ease the
condition that daily affects their quality of life. The willing-
ness and genuine care I witnessed in the offices of MediCann
may not be unique to the MadiCann group since doctors
that understand the value of medical cannabis as a support
to other medications, tend to be more compassionate and
more willing to listen with sense of genuine humanity. Yet,
it is worthy of mention that the MediCann offices located in
various neighborhoods statewide tend to blend with the
