Me, in my cheerful and inviting, quasi sales girl voice: "What can I get for you today?"
Patient X: "Well, I am having trouble sleeping....and I need something to help increase my libido."
Me, in my trying not to sound embarrassed because Ive never heard this request before voice: "Well (clearing my throat and diverting my eyes), we've got some great Indicas to help combat your insomnia. To increase your libido, we should probably try a Sativa.
Patient X (leaning in towards me over the counter): "Can you speak louder, I have trouble hearing. Now what will be good for my LIBIDO?!!"
Its been 4 months and I still cant believe that this is what I do for a living. I dole out marijuana to men with penis problems. It seems like only yesterday that I was living in Washington, D.C., giving medicine to sick dogs and cats at an animal hospital. Now, I am giving sick people medicine....a very different kind of medicine.
As I sit in my office, I notice that while most may have dust accumulating on their desks, I have cannabis remnants in the cracks of my computer keyboard. When I think about how others promote their businesses using fliers or expensive advertising, it dawns on me that I instead travel to docor's offices and bribe receptionists with joints and gigantic cannabis infused chocolate brownies. You get carpal tunnel from typing, I get carpal tunnel from rolling fatties. Go figure.
While we do see our "Libido Larrys" every once and a while, the real gratification comes when we help patients with Stage 5 Cancer undergoing gutt wrenching chemotherapy, who just want a tiny bit of solace. They walk out of our Collective with the suredness that in using the medecine that which we provide, their nausea will disappear (or be forgotten) and they will finally be able to hold down a meal. Now if that aint worth the "Libido Larry's" in between, I dont know what is.
