How can I get a medical cannabis recommendation?
The best approach is to speak openly and honestly with your current doctor. Ask your doctor if medical cannabis can help with your serious medical condition. If your doctor determines that medical cannabis is right for you, they can write a recommendation.
For a Medical Cannabis recommendation to be valid in the State of California, it must contain these components:
- The recommendation must be written on the doctor's letterhead and should be a typed formal letter; it may not be simply a written memo or prescription.
- The recommendation must contain the disease / ailment, as well as the date that the recommendation expires.
- The doctor must sign the recommendation.
- The recommendation must contain the doctor's CA Medical License Number.
A recommendation containing these elements written by any doctor in the State of California is valid in a court of law, and it will allow a patient to gain access to a dispensary.
Recommendation Verification
OrganiCann contacts every patient’s doctor to verify their recommendation is valid. OrganiCann staff are available to make verification calls Monday-Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. We do not make verification calls on Sunday.
Depending upon your doctor, verification may take up to one week. To ensure prompt verification, you are permitted to have your doctor fax your verification prior to your visit to OrganiCann. Our fax number is 707-588-8811.
