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05/13/05

Dr. Lucido's Follow-up Statement
to the MBC

Members of the Medical Board of California, the MBC Division of Medical Quality, and its legal staff:

As those in attendance at the Medical Board’s DMQ meeting Friday morning, May 6, 2005 are aware, during the public comment period, just after my statement,
(see: http://www.medboardwatch.com/mbc-May-6-05-Frank-statement.htm )
an interesting allegation was made by a patient advocate concerning the possibility of close ties between a medical cannabis dispensary and a doctor’s clinic.

After the patient advocate’s statement, Dr. Ronald Morton, Board Member, came up to me and asked something to the effect “If we look into this, will we be charged with ‘vigorous investigation?” I replied: “You’ll need to speak with him”, indicating the person making the allegation.

Before this gets too far, I want to make a couple points of caution:

1. As California’s Attorney General said recently: all state officials are to comply with state law when there is a conflict with Federal law. There is no question about this.
2. If you can’t handle your job using Californian law, I would suggest you don’t belong in State law enforcement or government, since you can’t handle the job.

Do not use these allegations, and any resulting investigation as an excuse to continue the DEA and federal government’s intellectually and morally bankrupt war against sick patients, and the people of California, who are still supportive of the California Compassionate Use of 1996 (Prop 215).

Any collusion with the DEA in this matter will further diminish the already damaged credibility of the Medical Board in this regard.
The DEA and the White House ONDCP have been well-documented to be “truth-challenged” on the subject of cannabis, in general, and the medical cannabis in particular.
(I sincerely believe some heads will roll in those agencies if the truth finally comes out, and I recommend you keep MORE than arms length, so as not to be further tarnished yourselves.)


Meanwhile, I will use whatever support I have within the ethical medical cannabis community to support the most ethical doctors, patients, patient advocates, and caregivers.


Sincerely,

Frank H. Lucido MD