This article is well appreciated. Though I do enjoy cannabis recreationally, it has been mostly to assist with my physical and mental health. My autoimmune illness and crippling anxiety and overthinking would have consumed me if cannabis did not enter my life.
This is a great and timely article. I totally agree from my own experience and from the perspective of supporting evidence around the world.
I use cannabis and enjoy it, but I have a prescription because I have a genuine medical need for it.
I used to wake and bake - mainly when I was unemployed, but not exclusively. I was riddled with anxiety, and so arguably I was medicating rather than just using recreationally, but I had a choice, though I left the house less frequently when I hadn't used cannabis.
Having kids made my usage much more complicated as I had to choose between driving completely sober, which is my preference, or reducing my anxiety. In the UK, if you are swabbed and there is ANY THC in your system AT ALL, you are prosecuted and banned for a year. It's a ridiculous show of strength in zero tolerance. Eventually, going without, as I aged, the anxiety dropped off, thankfully, and I was able to reduce my usage during the day, which worked for me. It doesn't for others.
When I dropped tobacco, the imperative to use cannabis throughout the day was reduced further, though I still did when my anxiety peaked.
Now, I use it almost exclusively at night to calm my neurological issues and enable easier sleep, though I also enjoy it and look forward to that time on two levels.
That said, I still have friends who use recreationally during the day and others who use medically during the day and for most, there is some overlap.
If my symptoms worsen, then I will have no qualms about usage during the daytime and I would give short shrift to anyone who'd take me, or other users to task on that front.
Thanks for stating the case, that can never be made clear enough for agents of opposition who have no shared context to help them understand the situation.
Eventually, shared experience and proximity to people who use in various ways should propagate better understanding, tolerance and acceptance.
There should be zero stigma towards people using during the day, where their needs or lifestyle permit.
We're not talking about people heading to void like users of some substances. It's an augmentation. I think this is something that non-users fail to understand as they equate cannabis usage with alcohol usage which is not a great comparison.
Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience, Midge. I think we're in the tolerance stage, moving toward understanding, which will eventually lead us to acceptance. I do wish we could just leapfrog over to 'acceptance' though.
There are too many personal testimonials people have put out describing their experiences with cannabis, and its effectiveness at curving or even taking completely away the effects of many symptoms these ailments bring with them.
How can real life Documentation, with limited research ability to back it, with REAL life testimonies, from real people be ignored... Legalize Cannabis, legitimize the market, it will lead to real medicinal data backed section of the Cannabis Industry.
We are not all hippies couched locked for hour's in front of the Tablet screen... wait, EVERYBODY DOES THAT, I digress...
It would be a shame and disservice to the public pro or opposed if this "Newly" found Industry can be properly and humanely structured...
This article describes why I started smoking MJ to address chronic knee pain after wearing out my cartilage on Eastern boilerplate. Those who ski NE will understand :)
I tried vapes, but potency just wasn't there, so I invented a tar removal device for pipes and tested it with chronic users. They reported clear lungs and pipes without tar and easily cleaned.
This article is well appreciated. Though I do enjoy cannabis recreationally, it has been mostly to assist with my physical and mental health. My autoimmune illness and crippling anxiety and overthinking would have consumed me if cannabis did not enter my life.
It has saved so many lives and will save so many in the future. Thank you for sharing your experience and perspective!
This is a great and timely article. I totally agree from my own experience and from the perspective of supporting evidence around the world.
I use cannabis and enjoy it, but I have a prescription because I have a genuine medical need for it.
I used to wake and bake - mainly when I was unemployed, but not exclusively. I was riddled with anxiety, and so arguably I was medicating rather than just using recreationally, but I had a choice, though I left the house less frequently when I hadn't used cannabis.
Having kids made my usage much more complicated as I had to choose between driving completely sober, which is my preference, or reducing my anxiety. In the UK, if you are swabbed and there is ANY THC in your system AT ALL, you are prosecuted and banned for a year. It's a ridiculous show of strength in zero tolerance. Eventually, going without, as I aged, the anxiety dropped off, thankfully, and I was able to reduce my usage during the day, which worked for me. It doesn't for others.
When I dropped tobacco, the imperative to use cannabis throughout the day was reduced further, though I still did when my anxiety peaked.
Now, I use it almost exclusively at night to calm my neurological issues and enable easier sleep, though I also enjoy it and look forward to that time on two levels.
That said, I still have friends who use recreationally during the day and others who use medically during the day and for most, there is some overlap.
If my symptoms worsen, then I will have no qualms about usage during the daytime and I would give short shrift to anyone who'd take me, or other users to task on that front.
Thanks for stating the case, that can never be made clear enough for agents of opposition who have no shared context to help them understand the situation.
Eventually, shared experience and proximity to people who use in various ways should propagate better understanding, tolerance and acceptance.
There should be zero stigma towards people using during the day, where their needs or lifestyle permit.
We're not talking about people heading to void like users of some substances. It's an augmentation. I think this is something that non-users fail to understand as they equate cannabis usage with alcohol usage which is not a great comparison.
Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience, Midge. I think we're in the tolerance stage, moving toward understanding, which will eventually lead us to acceptance. I do wish we could just leapfrog over to 'acceptance' though.
20 YEAR FIGHT AGAINST MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
Tried opids,
Steroids,
Etc...
NOTHING HELPED EXCEPT A LITTLE.FRUIT CALLED-
Cannabis...
SAFE, Natural, Cheaper, Self sufficient, can even be used industrially over a number of industry applications.
Its the switch blade of medicinal alignments-
WITH DOCUMENTATION TO BACK IT UP!
Thank you for sharing your experiences Edward! This is why I'm so excited every day to help people learn more about this plant.
Absolutely, I believe there is strength in #'s.
There are too many personal testimonials people have put out describing their experiences with cannabis, and its effectiveness at curving or even taking completely away the effects of many symptoms these ailments bring with them.
How can real life Documentation, with limited research ability to back it, with REAL life testimonies, from real people be ignored... Legalize Cannabis, legitimize the market, it will lead to real medicinal data backed section of the Cannabis Industry.
We are not all hippies couched locked for hour's in front of the Tablet screen... wait, EVERYBODY DOES THAT, I digress...
It would be a shame and disservice to the public pro or opposed if this "Newly" found Industry can be properly and humanely structured...
WE ARE REAL PEOPLE...
Who've found an answer...
This article describes why I started smoking MJ to address chronic knee pain after wearing out my cartilage on Eastern boilerplate. Those who ski NE will understand :)
I tried vapes, but potency just wasn't there, so I invented a tar removal device for pipes and tested it with chronic users. They reported clear lungs and pipes without tar and easily cleaned.
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