Intuit, Maker Of Quicken, Revokes Services For Medical Marijuana Clinic

[+EdwardGlen]

"unacceptable business practice" was the only reason a medical clinic was dropped that offers consultations with doctors and patients whom are suffering with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain and so on,for the approval of medicinal cannabis use under Oregon law"

 

We are beating them in the court of law and we are beating them in the court of public opinion so now they are starting to tear at the infrastructure of the system in an attempt to disrupt a persons legal right to their medication.

 

Its always the same when the opponent is losing and victory is almost assured for the underdog they always go after the weakest and most defenseless to inflict as much damage as they possibly can.

 

They no longer can twist the law to fit their agendas and with the explosion of social media their paid off flunkies of what was once an honorable and respectable institution, The Free Press" , the scientific truth of cannabises amazing potential is being realized around the world and for some for the very first time are learning the truth about cannabis.

 

This is indeed an escalation of attacks on the cannabis-economy its a shot across the bow of cannabis entrepreneurs everywhere, and we are everywhere. Time to circle the wagons and keep canna-economy money in the cannabis community.

 

This is a call out to all Michigan venture capitalists with a heart, soul, and a conscious. Please come forward and form a relationship with the Michigan Medical Marijuana Community. You would soon learn we are nothing like the kind of people you've been lied to about for eighty years.

 

Our community has already created 20,000 jobs and we are adding more everyday but for some reason Lansing thinks that..well the Gov actually said 'these are not the jobs Michigan citizens need or want' well I and 20,000 plus other people beg to differ.

 

Cannabis works for Michigan and Michigan can work with cannabis.

 

Ed

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Intuit, the financial software giant behind Quicken and Quickbooks, has revoked the merchant services account of Alternative Medical Choices Inc. (AMC), a medical clinic that offers consultations with doctors for the approval of medicinal cannabis use under Oregon law, claiming that service is an "unacceptable business practice".

 

Iva Cunningham, owner of AMC, says her company had been approved for use of Intuit's Merchant Services. The service allows the clinic to bill for services by credit or debit card. The clinic had successfully billed for a number of appointments until today, when Intuit informed Mrs. Cunningham they were terminating the account because AMC is "involved with medical marijuana".

 

Mrs. Cunningham explained, "I told Intuit the only 'involvement with medical marijuana' by our clinic is in reviewing patient records to qualify for medical cannabis use under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. We don't dispense medical cannabis and we never have medical cannabis on the premises. We're not only following Oregon's state laws regarding medical marijuana, we're not breaking any federal laws," referring to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Conant v. Walters that upheld a physician's right to recommend medical cannabis use to a patient.

 

Intuit responded that the decision to drop AMC was due to "unacceptable businesses practices". Intuit's rep said that Mrs. Cunningham had not mentioned medical marijuana in her application for services. Mrs. Cunningham said there was nothing in Intuit's application requiring that disclosure and that her service is a "medical consultation" and just one of many medical and educational services the clinic offers.

 

Alternative Medical Choices is a new specialty clinic in Portland, Oregon, that offers therapeutic massage, acupuncture, cooking classes for specialized diets, one-on-one yoga sessions, and education on the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act in addition to consultations with a physician concerning medical cannabis use.

 

The Intuit rep continued to explain that they had discovered AMC's involvement with medical marijuana by looking up the clinic's web site. Mrs. Cunningham asked why her clinic was being singled out when there are over 3,000 doctors in Oregon who have legally recommended medical cannabis use. "Do you intend on terminating all of their accounts as well?" she asked.

 

Intuit responded that they wouldn't and that AMC's case is different because medical marijuana is featured on the website. "So if we were to take down all reference to medical marijuana on our website, would you then reinstate our account?" Mrs. Cunningham wondered.

 

"No, because now we know," was the Intuit rep's reply.

 

Mrs. Cunningham contends that the choice by Intuit to terminate merchant services for a lawfully-operating medical clinic offering cannabis as a medical option is purely a moral prejudice that should not be tolerated. "If Intuit decided homosexuality and abortion were immoral and then terminated services with HIV/AIDS clinics and Planned Parenthood clinics, they'd be blasted for their intolerance," she suggested.

 

"Our patients are suffering with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain and so on," she continued. "For many patients it is the best treatment option and for some who are allergic to certain phamaceuticals like me, it is the only option. We require extensive medical documentation of a legally-qualifying condition before the patient even sees the doctor. We deserve the same business respect as clinics that provide any consulting service, whether it's weight loss counseling, couples therapy, or legal permission to use a medicinal herb."

 

Intuit's decision to reject medical marijuana referral clinics is just one financial service that has refused to do business with legal businesses that aren't buying, selling, or growing cannabis. PayPal, the online payment service, dropped its accounts with the websites of California NORML and CelebStoner.com for accepting advertising from medical cannabis referral services.

 

Intuit's Corporate Headquarters are located at 2632 Marine Way, Mountain View, CA 94043. They can be reached by telephone at 650-944-6000. Full disclosure: this reporter is the husband of Mrs. Cunningham and web designer for Alternative Medical Choices.

 

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[+washtenaut]

Intuit makes TurboTax too.

 

Might be a good time of year to send them an email saying that your confidence in their business practices has been shaken.

[mizerman]

Makes me that much more happier of not buying Turbo Tax and now I never will.

 

Mizerman