Why NOT to get you Cannabis Club Card or MMJ State ID Card

Don't bother paying the extra $100 or so for the "Medical Marijuana Cards" that some places in the San Francisco Bay Area try and sell you or for the state card.   Here are my reasons why:

1. I have been to almost 100 dispensaries all through out California and none of them require the card with the exception of 2 clubs in Oakland, which were nothing special. 
2. Most Cannabis Clubs outside of the Bay Area do not even accept the cards as proof of recommendation, requiring only that you bring in your original Doctor's Recommendation and a Driver's License. 
3. Most importantly, why add yourself to another state database where you risk having your information leaked?

However, if you happen to be going to a Marijuana Dispensary in the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time there is one benefit to having the card; not having to worry about going during your doctor's office hours. 

Most clubs require that your marijuana recommendation is verified by your doctor's office during your first visit before you are allowed to purchase your medicine.  But, usually you can just call ahead and get pre-verified over the phone before your first visit.

So, if your in a pinch and need to get your medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area at odd times of the day at different dispensaries, then paying the extra $100 or so for you cannabis card may be worth it.  But, for patients that only get medicine a couple times a week at the same local dispensary it's probably not worth the extra risk of putting your name in a state database.  Also, don't expect your "Cannabis Card" to be worth a grain of salt if you're pulled over by the police.