MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NEEDS TO TAKE LEAD ROLE IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA

The fundamental problem of abuse of the medical marijuana law rest
squarely with the inability or unwillingness of the Montana Medical
Association to competently discharge their responsibility to monitor
and enforce legitimate standards of medical practice by physicians in
the state. Under the current law, no one can legally purchase
marijuana without a licensed physician's approval. If the Montana
Medical Association would simply enforce accepted standards of
medical practice that would allow legitimate implementation of the
current law and crack down on rogue physicians (many from
out-of-state but licensed by the Montana Medical Association to
practice in Montana) that for a simple fee of $100-$150 prescribe
marijuana willy nilly to just about anybody without any physical
examination or in some instances without even actually seeing the
individual. Montanans deserve better from their professional medical
association which ultimately has the responsibility to establish and
enforce standards of medical practice in our state.

Peter Blouke

Helena