No I won't prescribe medical marijuana for you, because the people who make it won't fly me to the Caribbean for conferences.

There are too many existing roadblocks for being able to use medical marijuana for stroke that the only solution is to legalize it and let patients self treat. It is only a 17 hour 10 minute drive for me to Colorado. Your parents and grandparents will thank you.
Eventually the pioneers in this will convince others by dragging them into the current century.
My reasons here;
My 13 reasons for marijuana use post-stroke. Don't follow me but I will figure out some way to get some after my next stroke.
 Treating brain diseases with marijuana 


The cartoon on this:
http://bizarro.com/comics/october-16-2015/
Doctors reasons for not prescribing it; legal and insurance issues.

Dr. Alan Berkenwald: Why I won’t prescribe medical marijuana

Why I won’t prescribe medical marijuana

The excuses from this doctor:

The bottom line on research to date demonstrates that the only two situations where we can be reasonably confident that medical marijuana will help are when patients suffer from chronic pain or constant muscle contractions.

A 'Niche Business': Mainstream doctors are wary of prescribing medical marijuana