Versions of Mikuriya's form are being used by most of the surviving clubs, including the Oakland Cannabis Co-op. Since the passage of Prop 215 in November '96, he has made three trips to Arcata to see people who want to use marijuana for medical purposes. Mikuriya claims that video-teleconferencing will enable him to conduct adequate interviews, and that he and Jason Brrowne, the proprietor of the Arcata club, are close to installing a workable system. On a sojourn to Arcata in early September, Mikuriya spent two days straight interviewing people who wanted recommendation for cannabis. There's already traffic in both directions.
Chronic pain is a large category.
There are a lot of people out there who are suffering needlessly as a result of inadequate medication. And believe me they've tried. In most cases cannabis is a last resort. Usually the history involves some sort of misadventure with prescribed medication, such as GI bleeds from non-steroidals of significant incapacitation from antispasmodics and benzodiazapenes. In fact, there are some people who have been trying to see me but can't because of being housebound in the middle of nowhere.