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mucifer

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6. Here in Illinois it pretty much can't be used for hospice unless the hospice patient

Reply to MH1 (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 02:40 PM

Feb 2016

can frequently go to a doctor's office who is approved for ordering medical marijuana. Hospice doctors don't do frequent home visits. Nurses do visits at least weekly and on rare occasions every other week. We consult with the doctors for symptom management then they order the medications.

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Go Elizabeth! She asks CDC to consider MJ as alternative to pain meds [View all] jillan Feb 2016 OP

It should be considered for adjunct therapy in many cases mucifer Feb 2016 #1

Yes. Also it should be fully available in hospice care. MH1 Feb 2016 #4

Here in Illinois it pretty much can't be used for hospice unless the hospice patient mucifer Feb 2016 #6

Yes! dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #2

That's good BUT cali Feb 2016 #3

The demonization of opiates is at least partially driven by the real problem of abuse. MH1 Feb 2016 #5