Doctor Claims Failure in Medical Marijuana in Colorado

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As patient numbers dwindle and the state considers raising processing fees, one doctor argues that "we have failed medical marijuana" in Colorado.

As patient numbers dwindle and the state considers raising processing fees, one doctor argues that "we have failed medical marijuana" in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is considering raising annual medical marijuana patient processing fees from $29.50 to $52. My name is Pete Pryor, but I also am known as Doc Morrison. I became a doctor in 2000. My goal in becoming a doctor was to be of use, to help people.

This past decade, I have been in solo practice as a medical marijuana doctor helping people get their medical marijuana license. Prior to becoming a medical marijuana doctor, I worked as an emergency medicine doctor at Denver Health. The medical field is a complicated universe. As a younger doctor, a mentor of mine gave some advice regarding how to navigate through this complicated universe. He explained to me that whatever you do as a doctor, if you do it for the patient’s well-being, you will be doing it for the right reasons

 

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