Monday, March 28, 2011

New Primary Care Patient Special as of March 2011

New Primary Care Patient Special as of March 2011;
(now extended until October, 2011)

Frank H. Lucido, M.D. has been practicing Family Medicine for more than 30 years. His determination to offer patients that best care possible with options that work for them characterizes his Primary Care Practice and led to his becoming a pioneering cannabis-recommending clinician in 1995.

If you, family members or friends are looking for a Primary Care Physician, please refer to them to us! We are offering a special to our patients, their friends and family members: 50% off new Primary Care patient appointments with mention of this discount at time of booking the appointment.

For current Primary Care Patients, Dr. Lucido will be offering discounted renewals on their medical cannabis recommendation visits. The new fee for medical cannabis renewal appointments for Primary Care Patients will be $125.

Dr. Lucido has a small private practice in Berkeley. He works closely with Maria Mangini, PhD FNP, an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in women’s health care. Both practitioners are dedicated to preventive health care and to taking the time to listen to patient concerns.

Frank H. Lucido, M.D. has been practicing in Berkeley since 1979. He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School, and completed his family practice training through UC Davis. He is on the steering committee of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and is a committed anti-nuclear activist. Dr. Lucido also offers free health seminars in Berkeley regularly.

Maria Mangini, PhD FNP completed her doctorate in Nursing at UCSF, where her research centered on drug use and drug policy. A Family Nurse Practitioner since 1982, she received her MSN with distinction from Pace University’s Lienhard School of Nursing. Currently she is the director of the MSN/FNP and Clinical Faculty programs at Holy Names University in Oakland. Maria also writes a regular column for The Berkeley Times.

To schedule an appointment now or to get more details about our office please call us at 510.848.0958.

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Medical Cannabis has been legal under state law in California since passage of the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ("Prop 215" or California Health & Safety Code 11362.5) under a certain conditions.
Unfortunately, it is still illegal even for legitimate patients, under Federal law (Gonzales v Raich Supreme Court case).

Physicians making appropriate recommendations, are also protected under State law, when acting appropriately.
Furthermore, physicians are also protected Federally by Conant v McCaffrey (Federal District Court) and Conant v Walters (Federal Appellate Court) as long as they do not aid and abet a patient in breaking Federal Law. On further appeal by the Federal government, the Supreme Court declined to take the case. Therefore, physicians are the ONLY ones protected all the way to the Supreme Court, as long as they do not "aid and abet" a patient in breaking Federal law.

The purpose of this blog is to discuss for patients, physicians, caregivers and other patients advocates, who, in my experience, is most protected, and under what circumstances, and to discuss to what extent the inability of the State of California to regulate cannabis (due to Federal threats and interference) has led to the "wild west" atmosphere that the newspapers love to write about (you know: "Man bites dog" will always sell more papers than "Dog bites man".)

This is my effort to "clean up Dodge". I know I am not alone in this. There are good physicians, good caregivers, and lots of sick patients. I aim to let people know how to spot the good, and avoid the others.