The Maine Medical Marijuana Act requires that you have a written recommendation from your doctor. This law is as new to your doctor as it is to you. Re-read the law to see if you truly have a qualifying condition. If you do not have a qualifying condition, no doctor should give written recommendation for your use of medical marijuana. If you still believe you qualify, then educate yourself about your disease and how medical marijuana has been helpful for others in your position.
Scientific information is available on the internet and through library searches and support groups.
Make copies for yourself and your doctor and talk with your doctor again. The protections of the Maine Medical Marijuana Act are meant to be applied to the relationships patients already have with their current physicians. The best place for patients to start is to have an honest discussion with their own doctors. For patients who don t currently have doctors, there are several places you might try. Additional scientific information can be obtained at medmjscience.org.