Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
The Colorado Medical Board will consider whether to take away a doctor’s license to practice medicine because of a complaint alleging he improperly recommended marijuana to a woman who was 28 weeks pregnant.
Dr. Manuel De Jesus Aquino, of Denver, could become the first Colorado doctor to lose his medical license or face a sanction over an improper medical marijuana recommendation.
The complaint filed this week says the 20-year-old woman didn’t say she was pregnant, and Aquino didn’t thoroughly examine her or even take any notes on his three-minute evaluation before giving her a pot recommendation in January. The doctor also didn’t ask about the woman’s medical history or give her any instructions on follow-up care, according to the medical board’s complaint.
Pregnancy should preclude marijuana recommendations, the complaint says.
The complaint was first reported by Solutions, a health policy news agency affiliated with the University of Colorado-Denver. Solutions and The Denver Post sought comment from Aquino and his lawyer but were unsuccessful.
The doctor was writing marijuana recommendations at a Denver dispensary called Back to the Garden Health and Wellness Center, according to the complaint, which accuses Aquino of failing to establish the “bona fide physician-patient relationship” Colorado law requires for marijuana recommendations.
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Source: durangoherald.com
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Website: The Durango Herald 12/23/2010 | Pregnant womans pot prescription leads to complaint
Dr. Manuel De Jesus Aquino, of Denver, could become the first Colorado doctor to lose his medical license or face a sanction over an improper medical marijuana recommendation.
The complaint filed this week says the 20-year-old woman didn’t say she was pregnant, and Aquino didn’t thoroughly examine her or even take any notes on his three-minute evaluation before giving her a pot recommendation in January. The doctor also didn’t ask about the woman’s medical history or give her any instructions on follow-up care, according to the medical board’s complaint.
Pregnancy should preclude marijuana recommendations, the complaint says.
The complaint was first reported by Solutions, a health policy news agency affiliated with the University of Colorado-Denver. Solutions and The Denver Post sought comment from Aquino and his lawyer but were unsuccessful.
The doctor was writing marijuana recommendations at a Denver dispensary called Back to the Garden Health and Wellness Center, according to the complaint, which accuses Aquino of failing to establish the “bona fide physician-patient relationship” Colorado law requires for marijuana recommendations.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: durangoherald.com
Author: The Associated Press
Copyright: 2010 durangoherald.com
Contact: The Durango Herald | feedback
Website: The Durango Herald 12/23/2010 | Pregnant womans pot prescription leads to complaint
