I'm a medical student in CA and a smoker. I am curious about getting a prescription to legalize my usage. However, I'm concerned with how that may look when I apply for a medical license with the state. Does anyone know if the state medical licensure board can access a database w/ my name on it should I choose to get a prescription for marijuana? Furthermore, would that adversely affect their decision to grant me a license to practice medicine in the state of CA or other states should I move? Thanks in advance!
professional license and prescriptions?
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dgafaboutanyone
Well-Known Member
NO!!!! there is no database stored on file for random
ppl to just look up the only person that is ganna know about it
is the place you get your reconmdation from >_<
ppl to just look up the only person that is ganna know about it
is the place you get your reconmdation from >_<
cooknsmoke
Active Member
You should be fine... i copy and paste some helpful info from MMP project concerning with your worries.. i know law enforcement is not an issue with your case but the concept still implies to everyone with mmp in CA.
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Question: If I get a card will my name be filed in a database to be accessed by federal law enforcement agents bent on arresting patients for medical marijuana?
MPP Answer: This is understandably one of the most common concerns about the state ID cards. However, fears of federal seizure of the state's records are often over-exaggerated. The California Department of Public Health — the agency charged with maintaining the ID card program — doesn't keep any of the cardholders' personal information. The department only keeps those records required by law: a digital photograph of the cardholder, the expiration date of the ID card, the county where the card was issued, and a unique assigned to the card. These are also the only data that is printed on the cards themselves. Most individual counties do retain additional records of cardholders, including the ID card application paperwork. These records are sealed to ensure the privacy of the cardholders and could only be obtained by subpoena. It's highly unlikely that federal law enforcement officials would expend limited resources investigating individuals simply because they are in possession of an ID card. On the other hand, encounters with state and local law enforcement where the card may come in handy are exceedingly more common."
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Question: If I get a card will my name be filed in a database to be accessed by federal law enforcement agents bent on arresting patients for medical marijuana?
MPP Answer: This is understandably one of the most common concerns about the state ID cards. However, fears of federal seizure of the state's records are often over-exaggerated. The California Department of Public Health — the agency charged with maintaining the ID card program — doesn't keep any of the cardholders' personal information. The department only keeps those records required by law: a digital photograph of the cardholder, the expiration date of the ID card, the county where the card was issued, and a unique assigned to the card. These are also the only data that is printed on the cards themselves. Most individual counties do retain additional records of cardholders, including the ID card application paperwork. These records are sealed to ensure the privacy of the cardholders and could only be obtained by subpoena. It's highly unlikely that federal law enforcement officials would expend limited resources investigating individuals simply because they are in possession of an ID card. On the other hand, encounters with state and local law enforcement where the card may come in handy are exceedingly more common."