Back to Basics

I'm posting some of the main numbers reputable dispensaries and why it's in the best interest to get meds this way.

Name

DOB

Name of strain

% Indica and % Sativa

THC %

CBD %

This is crucial to those wishing to do this right.  More to medical marijuana than "getting ripped."

%Indica & % Sativa

Most MMJ are technically a hybrid and there's huge advantages in listening to staff recommendations to target various symptoms.  Indica is great for:

-pain

-nausea & Vomiting

-Reflux

-anxiety

-insomnia

SATIVA

For most this is the stimulating part of MMJ.  I have ADHD so except my GI tract I'm usually highly sensitive.

To any medication, benign ones and I've had mood and psychosis on prednisone to treat asthma but this winter I did a stupid thing in the name of targeting a cause.

Sometimes you just medicate some pain until function returns.  Keep reading.

CBD %

CBD is cannabOID.  The natural steroid in MMJ.  I must obsessively watch values of >0.075% when most can take 0.10-0.25 or 0.30% to calm severe pain and treat inflammation and the cause of pain in autoimmune.

Pain meds calm anxiety but also cover pain, and with pain having a function you have to balance what is tolerable and what you must cover in order to function .

THC %

I aim high at 15% or better but the unpredictable nature of this a good quality strain of 11-12% can surprise me.

I say "Keep an open mind". For example, topicals are great for allodynia, learning to make oils is tricky.  But effective for certain.

Especially for oral surgery and so forth .

So my choices were:

Blueberry Cheesecake 90% Indica, 10% Sativa.  THC is 15.92% CBD <0.07

-pain & muscle spasm

Afgoo x Chem Dawg 90% Indica

THC 17%. CBD negligible

-SLEEP

Blue Hawaiian. 50% Indica/50% Sariva 

THC 11.42%. CBD Negligible

-Vomiting

-stimulates some (for me) gastric motility

    --this is painful

         --use a "salad bowl" to offset pain

Headband 80%Indica/20% Sativa

THC 18%. CBD negligible 

-PAIN

I am one who saves containers a f write on the label what helps what and I can target various symptoms and signs.

Enjoy some relief!!!!

On my "gastric stimulator"

Okay, the gastroparesis responded to using the Sativa to stimulate gut function.

And I am still not doing it or having a fake one put in.

Why, daresay do I decide upon such "suicide."  The answer is simple.  It hurts like heck!

It makes it neither straightforward nor an easy decision, but I am also not one thing, and that is a masochist.  I may weigh in at a smashing 175 and at 6'0 some doctors would say I am maybe a bit thin, but of a healthy weight.

One neurologist would tend to disagree.  He may no longer be mine (jump ship when I need you and I don't tend to stick around), but what I refuse to do is inflict pain on others-or myself.

Am I inflicting more pain by going ahead and not treating?  Call it quality of life issues, and when discussing my own, pain issues, are one, and when in enough physical pain, many people eventually blow the lid.

I plan not to be one~and plan also to remain seizure free long enough to get a driver's license back, and to stop being so irritable.  When I already remain in my home because I prefer to keep company of people who are not going to screw up vaping a half gram or maybe a bowl after I visit with my son, then I plan to remain in the group who experience some pain control.

And for too long, pain is one thing that has been out of control.  I may have medical marijuana, but I'm limited on the steroid issue, but also I am liking the feelings of not feeling like I'm in so much pain I am going to lose it.

Current need for surgery to which a solution is neither easy or also a surgery isn't something I volunteer for without a distinct need.  I have been guesstimated that to be of a totally healthy weight, I need to be around 185 pounds to be considered "healthy."

I still do not care for the increased pain-salad bowls did not help.  So, faced with a hard decision, I decided not to cause too much more damage lead to by increased pain.

Some things are just not worth it.

Smoking resin and cleaning supplies

Like many, and by and large without pre-existing and bad lung damage from smoking tobacco, and given I don't, the bad news is when I'm low on meds, then generally, I have found even small amounts, the "build-up" inside the bong, to be honest, that alone triggers some bad anxiety on my end.  As of 7/29, I feel the increase in pain has been consistent, but the anxiety was mostly due to an infection combined with the resin build-up in the bong, I have since been taking primarily Indica and switched devices, consuming on private property and also in a well-ventilated room or outside.

And Sativa's are quite easy to use (for myself and what works for us each, we discovered it's quite painful, so opting back to the mostly pain management and going with a mostly Indica "diet" of having a primarily Indica medication quantity, though because of the detour in treatment and use of Sativa, the stimulation of a gut that does not function being painful-unplanned, I guarantee you...) but I was not anticipating and had to temporarily increase the Indica to offset the increase in pain.

Such as it is, the following lab numbers are on a month where pain is more like a manageable level and most of the time, we all have some "catching up" from flare-ups, illness and a normal tolerance for the MMJ.

Entering on the saved medicine wrappers, I tacked them (empty of course) to the bulliten board to note what symptoms help, note it, and enter it all into a spreadsheet.  I respond best overall with a no more than 70-100% Indica, but most 100%'s have a higher CBD, so since I respond badly to steroids of any kind, quit doing that part.

A science if you will.

1.  Sativa is activating either way for me, it's not worth the pain to manage this: whatever I am able to actually function, etc!  :)

2.  Allowing resin build-up can give you more resin than realized, and if this is old, then replacing them about every six months seems wise.
            -You can clean the small pipes after use, hand sanitizer or soaking in hot and soapy water, not
              everything comes totally
3.  For me, the intolerable anxiety is what sealed the decision to continue treating as I am currently.

 

Analysis of Labs I use for Information on Meds

Okay, so discussion of the "Endocannaboid System," and some of the various health conditions kind of brings me to the part of what lab values on the MMJ I prefer, and what means what (at least for me, everyone varies some-even opposite of others), and since marijuana can be unpredictable in the human body, staying aware of what you feel, how and when is pretty key in doing this right: and successfully.

No one of us can predict with any degree of certainty how we are going to respond to any medication and MMJ is certainly not an exception.  I have the benefit of the college education, the required courses I had in pharmacology, though medical marijuana's breakdown of ingredients that are active, versus testable values, make simplicity a bit of a necessity too.

THC, dTHC

THC is the first tested active ingredient.  After knowing this, other values are key too.  For "top shelf" typically the cost does vary a bit from dispensary to dispensary.  Private caregivers, I haven't much experience in using, however, the advantage is this is often a "donation point" for many users of this treatment are going to be able to at least try to target various symptoms.

Typically the rage I pick, based on the diagnosis under "chronic pain," is the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.  In this legal document I come to call, as does a friend of myself, "weedwork," and so it is.

When the range of THC content, or aka, dTHC, this is usually the "strength of pain reliever," and for some, the antinausea effects are a bit different.  Indica's typically offer the most pain relief, but this does depend on cause.

Sativa/Indica percentage

INDICA:  For most, the stronger "pain med" is the Indica, though for some, the mellow feeling can also be found in the majority of plants, and Indica is favored by some for antinausea-this depends on the cause.

Some find additional relief in the few 100% Indica strains, that also have a high CBD level.  That's to be discussed.  However, to note that everyone is an individual, so prediction of a response can be given.

• Pain
• Anxiety
• In some, depression
• Nausea & Vomiting
• Topical applications help nerve pain

SATIVA;

I typically see only a minority of totally Indica or totally Sativa.  On occasion, a 100% can and does happen, with probably highly selective "breeding" or cross strains, seed to Flower, as it's called.

The Sativa is more stimulating for most.  I do have ADHD, as well as seizures from the 1983 brain injury that left a couple lesions, resulting in a lifetime of toxic medications, to which are now reduced in number as well, however, it has left me with a bit of nerve damage, and gastroparesis.

Briefly, for me, the Sativa is actually one that mellows me out, but increases gastric motility.  This paradoxical reaction also is typical of the kids who respond to neuro (brain) stimulatants, such as Ritalin. An example, this does not ever advocate for giving MMJ to a child, certainly not even my own.

• a calming effect that reduces anxiety
• a behaviorally stimulating effect that adds to a person's energy level and sense of well being
• depression
• Anxiety
• ADHD (adults)
  

However, some adults, do feel best on a more natural option, I feel at some point, autonomy is the option for most parents, however, for my own, it's not exactly one I advocate.  And a hot issue I plan to leave alone.

CBD/CBN:

The presence of natural steroid, cannaboid.  This number for me, is not usually above 1.0%.  Levels can be much higher, however, some react in very unpredictable ways.  And no one can predict human behavior in few ways, save using history to do so.

But a physical response for me, is the reason I limit myself with respect to some pain relief, however, there is only so much you inflict on yourself, and on others, when I am physically miserable, or even depressed, I make lousy company.

Most do.


Anyhow, the summary-

Sativa is for me, is less behaviorally stimulating, and even the "prednisone taper," is a bit of a joke for some, but those close to me even, have found similar effects.  But mentally, the steroids do affect me, and not for the positive.  And given the half-life before even a UA is going to come up "clean" takes up to a month.  So the effects of a steroid for many are a pleasantly significant drop in pain levels, which allows anyone with a chronic pain condition to relax naturally.

Kind of more in line with Mother Nature.

One friend, she also shares my own reactitvity, and I do recommend trying CBD for the anti-inflammatory effect, but knowing only so much can one person tolerate, and no two people are the same, and let alone all of us.  However, sometimes we can cause more problems than we solve with medicines.  Prednisone left me marked with suffering-I developed Avascular Necrosis, and then surgery to see if the joint stabilized, and the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy was diagnosed for the second time later that year.

Kind of a turn off for me.

The Indica is the one many lean on for pain relief.  As well, anxiety, and if coping with an opiate taper, I do recommend that at least some attempt at symptom relief would be found.


Enjoy the day!

Those who are not able to remember the past-are destined to repeat it...

By repeating the past, though, it leaves no room for the future, you are "too busy"... getting tunnel vision.

People change, every day, those unwilling or unable to, well, they have a bigger problem, inability to change with the "changes" that life throws at you, well, that unweilding, unbending attitude, is much more problematic.

Re-post-The Endocannaboid System

Note-this article is re-posted to discuss how it helps to avoid a flare-up

Introduction to the Endocannabinoid System

Dustin Sulak, DO
Maine Integrative Healthcare

As you read this review of the scientific literature regarding the therapeutic effects of cannabis and cannabinoids, one thing will become quickly evident: cannabis has a profound influence on the human body. This one herb and its variety of therapeutic compounds seem to affect every aspect of our bodies and minds. How is this possible?

In my integrative medicine clinic in central Maine, we treat over a thousand patients with a huge diversity of diseases and symptoms. In one day I might see cancer, Crohn's disease, epilepsy, chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, insomnia, Tourette's syndromeand eczema, just to name a few. All of these conditions have different causes, different physiologic states, and vastly different symptoms. The patients are old and young. Some are undergoing conventional therapy. Others are on a decidedly alternative path. Yet despite their differences, almost all of my patients would agree on one point: cannabis helps their condition.

As a physician, I am naturally wary of any medicine that purports to cure-all. Panaceas, snake-oil remedies, and expensive fads often come and go, with big claims but little scientific or clinical evidence to support their efficacy. As I explore the therapeutic potential of cannabis, however, I find no lack of evidence. In fact, I find an explosion of scientific research on the therapeutic potential of cannabis, more evidence than one can find on some of the most widely used therapies of conventional medicine.

At the time of writing, a PubMed search for scientific journal articles published in the last 20 years containing the word "cannabis" revealed 7,704 results. Add the word "cannabinoid," and the results increase to 15,899 articles. That's an average of more than two scientific publications per day over the last 20 years! These numbers not only illustrate the present scientific interest and financial investment in understanding more about cannabis and its components, but they also emphasize the need for high quality reviews and summaries such as the document you are about to read.

How can one herb help so many different conditions? How can it provide both palliative and curative actions? How can it be so safe while offering such powerful effects? The search to answer these questions has led scientists to the discovery of a previously unknown physiologic system, a central component of the health and healing of every human and almost every animal: the endocannabinoid system.

What Is The Endocannabinoid System?

The endogenous cannabinoid system, named after the plant that led to its discovery, is perhaps the most important physiologic system involved in establishing and maintaining human health. Endocannabinoids and their receptors are found throughout the body: in the brain, organs, connective tissues, glands, and immune cells. In each tissue, the cannabinoid system performs different tasks, but the goal is always the same: homeostasis, the maintenance of a stable internal environment despite fluctuations in the external environment.

Cannabinoids promote homeostasis at every level of biological life, from the sub-cellular, to the organism, and perhaps to the community and beyond. Here's one example: autophagy, a process in which a cell sequesters part of its contents to be self-digested and recycled, is mediated by the cannabinoid system. While this process keeps normal cells alive, allowing them to maintain a balance between the synthesis, degradation, and subsequent recycling of cellular products, it has a deadly effect on malignant tumor cells, causing them to consume themselves in a programmed cellular suicide. The death of cancer cells, of course, promotes homeostasis and survival at the level of the entire organism.

Endocannabinoids and cannabinoids are also found at the intersection of the body's various systems, allowing communication and coordination between different cell types. At the site of an injury, for example, cannabinoids can be found decreasing the release of activators and sensitizers from the injured tissue, stabilizing the nerve cell to prevent excessive firing, and calming nearby immune cells to prevent release of pro-inflammatory substances (emphasis added). Three different mechanisms of action on three different cell types for a single purpose: minimize the pain and damage caused by the injury. (emphasis added)

The endocannabinoid system, with its complex actions in our immune system, nervous system, and all of the body's organs, is literally a bridge between body and mind. By understanding this system we begin to see a mechanism that explains how states of consciousness can promote health or disease.

In addition to regulating our internal and cellular homeostasis, cannabinoids influence a person's relationship with the external environment. Socially, the administration of cannabinoids clearly alters human behavior, often promoting sharing, humor, and creativity. By mediating neurogenesis, neuronal plasticity, and learning, cannabinoids may directly influence a person's open-mindedness and ability to move beyond limiting patterns of thought and behavior from past situations. Reformatting these old patterns is an essential part of health in our quickly changing environment.

What Are Cannabinoid Receptors?

Sea squirts, tiny nematodes, and all vertebrate species share the endocannabinoid system as an essential part of life and adaptation to environmental changes. By comparing the genetics of cannabinoid receptors in different species, scientists estimate that the endocannabinoid system evolved in primitive animals over 600 million years ago.

While it may seem we know a lot about cannabinoids, the estimated twenty thousand scientific articles have just begun to shed light on the subject. Large gaps likely exist in our current understanding, and the complexity of interactions between various cannabinoids, cell types, systems and individual organisms challenges scientists to think about physiology and health in new ways. The following brief overview summarizes what we do know.

Cannabinoid receptors are present throughout the body, embedded in cell membranes, and are believed to be more numerous than any other receptor system. When cannabinoid receptors are stimulated, a variety of physiologic processes ensue. Researchers have identified two cannabinoid receptors: CB1, predominantly present in the nervous system, connective tissues, gonads, glands, and organs; and CB2, predominantly found in the immune system and its associated structures. Many tissues contain both CB1 and CB2 receptors, each linked to a different action. Researchers speculate there may be a third cannabinoid receptor waiting to be discovered.

Endocannabinoids are the substances our bodies naturally make to stimulate these receptors. The two most well understood of these molecules are called anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). They are synthesized on-demand from cell membrane arachidonic acid derivatives, have a local effect and short half-life before being degraded by the enzymes fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL).

Phytocannabinoids are plant substances that stimulate cannabinoid receptors. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the most psychoactive and certainly the most famous of these substances, but other cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN) are gaining the interest of researchers due to a variety of healing properties. Most phytocannabinoids have been isolated from cannabis sativa, but other medical herbs, such as echinacea purpura, have been found to contain non-psychoactive cannabinoids as well. (emphasis added)

Interestingly, the marijuana plant also uses THC and other cannabinoids to promote its own health and prevent disease. Cannabinoids have antioxidant properties that protect the leaves and flowering structures from ultraviolet radiation - cannabinoids neutralize the harmful free radicals generated by UV rays, protecting the cells. In humans, free radicals cause aging, cancer, and impaired healing. Antioxidants found in plants have long been promoted as natural supplements to prevent free radical harm.

Laboratories can also produce cannabinoids. Synthetic THC, marketed as dronabinol (Marinol), and nabilone (Cesamet), a THC analog, are both FDA approved drugs for the treatment of severe nausea and wasting syndrome. Some clinicians have found them helpful in the off-label treatment of chronic pain, migraine, and other serious conditions. Many other synthetic cannabinoids are used in animal research, and some have potency up to 600 times that of THC.

Cannabis, The Endocannabinoid System, And Good Health

As we continue to sort through the emerging science of cannabis and cannabinoids, one thing remains clear: a functional cannabinoid system is essential for health. From embryonic implantation on the wall of our mother's uterus, to nursing and growth, to responding to injuries, endocannabinoids help us survive in a quickly changing and increasingly hostile environment. As I realized this, I began to wonder: can an individual enhance his/her cannabinoid system by taking supplemental cannabis? Beyond treating symptoms, beyond even curing disease, can cannabis help us prevent disease and promote health by stimulating an ancient system that is hard-wired into all of us?

I now believe the answer is yes. Research has shown that small doses of cannabinoids from marijuana can signal the body to make more endocannabinoids and build more cannabinoid receptors. This is why many first-time marijuana users don't feel an effect, but by their second or third time using the herb they have built more cannabinoid receptors and are ready to respond. More receptors increase a person's sensitivity to cannabinoids; smaller doses have larger effects, and the individual has an enhanced baseline of endocannabinoid activity. I believe that small, regular doses of marijuana might act as a tonic to our most central physiologic healing system.

Many physicians cringe at the thought of recommending a botanical substance, and are outright mortified by the idea of smoking a medicine. Our medical system is more comfortable with single, isolated substances that can be swallowed or injected. Unfortunately, this model significantly limits the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids. (emphasis added)

Unlike synthetic derivatives, herbal marijuana may contain over one hundred different cannabinoids, including THC, which all work synergistically to produce better medical effects and less side effects than THC alone. While marijuana is safe and works well when smoked, many patients prefer to use a vaporizer or cannabis tincture. Scientific inquiry and patient testimonials both indicate that herbal marijuana has superior medical qualities to synthetic cannabinoids.

In 1902 Thomas Edison said, "There were never so many able, active minds at work on the problems of disease as now, and all their discoveries are tending toward the simple truth that you can't improve on nature." Cannabinoid research has proven this statement is still valid.

So, is it possible that medical marijuana could be the most useful remedy to treat the widest variety of human diseases and conditions, a component of preventative healthcare, and an adaptive support in our increasingly toxic, carcinogenic environment? Yes. This was well known to the indigenous medical systems of ancient India, China, and Tibet, and as you will find in this report, is becoming increasingly well known by Western science. Of course, we need more human-based research studying the effectiveness of marijuana, but the evidence base is already large and growing constantly, despite the DEA's best efforts to discourage cannabis-related research.

Does your doctor understand the benefit of medical cannabis? Can he or she advise you in the proper indications, dosage, and route of administration? Likely not. Despite the two largest physician associations (American Medical Association and American College of Physicians) calling for more research, the Obama administration promising not to arrest patients protected under state medical cannabis laws, a 5,000 year history of safe therapeutic use, and a huge amount of published research, most doctors know little or nothing about medical cannabis.

This is changing, in part because the public is demanding it. People want safe, natural and inexpensive treatments that stimulate our bodies' ability to self-heal and help our population improve its quality of life. Medical cannabis is one such solution. This summary is an excellent tool for spreading the knowledge and helping to educate patients and healthcare providers on the scientific evidence behind the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids

My position on Legalization of Marijuana-Initiative 502 from a medical patient

I am against it.

Most patients who get serious about their treatment really are.  Local dispensaries are making every effort to discourage buying the marijuana on the street, from a neighbor, I personally feel that is the sort of behavior that criminalizes it-and it does.

That I take heat for using this daily?

Of course I do-it's like any other medication?

Not exactly.

Some cannot tolerate it-likely it's doe to not knowing things like the fact there are up to five ingredients, multiple types of marijuana plants, and not all of them are intended for "smoking weed" because there's much more to it.

And like the hydrocortisone creams-well, steroids got me into this mess folks-that the irony in the theory that this is autoimmune, I may not like the neurologist who told me that he doesn't think RSD/CRPS is autoimmune.

The effects of steroids are something my body is highly sensitive to.  The effects even from cannaboids that my system has found much more tolerable, compared with medicines like SoluMedrol, Decadron, and in a recent emergent visit to a hospital?

I was given both-with no regard to the fact that I am listing it as an allergy, that I told staff "no chemistry-I am here for ________________"  *hydration, I have GP, and even with marijuana, folks, it's not curable.

If you use the brains God gave you-sure I believe this is a viable option.

For some.  Take Kush for example.  I won't smoke, vaporize, whatever-I prefer smoking because frankly when taken with things like um, well-take tobacco, unless you smoke Hookah, then I am guessing there's about 2,000 carcinogens-and more each day that they add things like oh, well-the papers that burn slow?  Go out so idiots who fall asleep with a lit cigarette don't light themselves on fire?

Marijuana (hereafter, MMJ, for medical marijuana because it's ill advised to get-save maybe very few, maybe one person I know?  Unless you really know someone, it's not safe.

Dispensaries, or a "caregiver" is I feel the best way.

My overall pain levels have been huge-so an Indica split order-I got what is called "Fruity Pebbles" (2g and one gram-I have a couple days-I get a number of 12.42% of the dispensaries "top shelf" so cost containment was a necessity-living broke, however-is another issue-balancing what is an uncovered medical expense, one I can only deduct from state level care-since the laws of the state apply-but federal laws, until the Procon federal lawsuit is successful.

My main reason for a "No" on 502 in my own state, is the mere fact-children are given nearly free access, and that's a mistake.  Sure, they got to juvenile hall, but the behavior is the main point, and it's something I personally feel is not going to thrill a lot of people, but I seem to suceed at that one.

Try a visual-I am wiped out today.

LOL, Indica is great for sleep-Adding to my order (like from Rite Aid, however, these guys that come out?  Eye candy maybe, but listening to what they say you learn a lot from the delivery driver....cooking tips for when a diet can be advanced?

Well, sick doesn't mean my whole life went out and died, did it?

Anyhow, it's that really there's the following:
-THC
-dTHC
-CBD

Anyone follow the point?  Three smokeable plants, at least one or two others?

Know where I am headed?  You have a choice: get well, or stay sick.  But using information that largely if not in this blog-links provided when explored will find a lot of information: like any medications-you have to list it if use is going to be regular.

Do I take heat for it?  Pretty much daily.  Tolerating it is another story.

Giving back 2 separate opiate medications?  I consider it a victory-the stuff can be dangerous, however-when noted, genetic testing revealed I am not a canidate anyhow.

But stimulation of gut function, some relief from pain with using some coffee with my "pain medication" added-it also controls most of the worst symptoms, allows me far fewer medicines that come from what I call "the land of a chemistry set" and honestly I do feel that well, even if an opium plant made those-they come with their own set of problems.

Am I against the use of any other meds to control pain?  No.  Would I have considered signing PROP?  Definitely not.  I know one of the doctors-her partner actually-gave me a misdiagnosis, then proceeded with medices that gave me two tumors in my gut, and yes-what followed was an 18 month vomitng session.

You bet I own a water bong.  Use it faithfully and daily.

Spending all day glued to the sofa?  Or my chair-a Lazy Boy which has been an indespensible gift in keeping me propped up when I can't?  But I cannot comfortably sit in it all day, no.

But at any rate-this sums up how a lot feel.

Thanks for the read.

But force my views-well, you chose to read what I wrote-if your blood boils, well, it has helped me so much?  Recertification came with a dosage increase.

An additional diagnosis of gastroparesis, thrombocytopenia, and also a seizure disorder is sort of the reason that well-each is a qualifying condition.

That according to both the US government (yes, SSDI, but it's another nightmare, not always the perfect solution-and it's far from sitting pretty guys), but one benefit?  My dispensary?  Wonderful to work with.

Listening to the staff?  Even if you wonder about it?  They read to the bottom of the page-all of it when you send literature on what you have.

That is, however, unless you use someone that drives a beat up truck.

Lied about the marijuana-did the opposite?

Um, there's a lot there, eh?

Sativa and Gastroparesis

My own "experiment," if modern medicine wants to "criminalize" this bud-smoker then when the gastroenterologist has only medicines with black box warnings then I have a question.

As I previously said, I do have gastroparesis and have of course been labeled a drug addict for the mere diagnosis of gastropatesis, when a myriad of things can do it, multile abdominal surgeries when one alone can as well?

Tell me how I endure pain few do on less and less medical intervention but am taking further abuse from medicine for growing a brain and getting a quarter of a strong sativa with a great equivalent pain relieving Indica to offset the pain from the SUCCESSFUL (a house flower with 50/50split and almost 16% THC and minute CBD) activation of my gut, almost on nausea but hey it's only the ONLY thing to WORK, but I am a rot gut scum of the earth drug addict who " rationalizes" and who must be abiding it because this must be abusing water if I was allowed to?

Lol sadly I am listening to someone attempt to corner me into "admitting" I use it daily?

Listening to it of course I use it daily,  it also increased my tolerate so much crap while handling inordinate amount of pkl

For me to have any gut function then sure I plan to have at least have one bowl  a day, but to begin using a hemp cooking oil as well, I think if a person is helped by it and doesn't make it a state of being?

They are not the one with no black box warnings.  Gee, I must be very foolish.  Or am I?

Well, one doctor doesn't think so-and a growing number are recognizing that maybe things are not what they seem.

Use does not denote abuse.

When someone obliterates themselves, that's one thing.

If it makes them sick or changes the better parts of them-or that you cannot find them anymore (those best parts?  Everyone has redeeming value).

But for some, it takes a life of searching.

That currently working.