Medical Marijuana discussion thread

[ftg]

In a cannabis-ish related thing for us …

Today in the mail we got a flier from a place in the area selling CBD oil. Showed an older couple on it.

So this can be sent thru the US mail to target seniors now. That’s cool.

I have an aunt that’s on some sort of MM thing for the swelling in her hand. She’s 90. Things are different now, but not everywhere.

[kayaker]

@ftg

I have an aunt that’s on some sort of MM thing for the swelling in her hand. She’s 90. Things are different now, but not everywhere.

Years ago I supplied a friend’s 88 year old dad with cannabis to help him tolerate his chemo (on the whispered advice of his oncologist). It really helped him. He even regained a few pounds. But the only pipe I had that I didn’t mind giving away was a long, purple, wooden dragon.

[JackieLikesVariety]

@Helena330

Actually, it’s about judging people who are trying the best they can to manage their issues in our sucky health “system”. The last time I smoked was last November when I was smoking a low THC-strain. It was recommended to me by an excellent budtender who understood that I needed to manage extreme anxiety, not get high. You see, my husband was hospitalized across the country after having a heart attack. He had open heart surgery. My doctor told me to try deep-breathing and gave me an antihistamine to help me sleep. I thought she was kidding. The weed helped take off the panicky edge.

My husband died. I haven’t smoked any weed since then, but I’m not going to judge anyone for how they manage their lives. Or how they acquire what they use. I blame the system and not the people, unlike those in this thread who sit in judgment. :rolleyes:

hell, yes.

good post, Helena!

[FloatyGimpy]

I bought my first CBD gummies today. I’ve been having a very hard time sleeping for the last month or so (menopause). I’ve tried Melatonin which definitely calmed my mind but it made me dizzy and nauseous. While I do fall asleep, I wake up two hours later wide awake and can’t fall back to sleep.

I’ve tried some other over the counter sleep aids but still the same thing - fall asleep, wake up a short time later wide awake.

I’m hoping the gummies will help me stay asleep.

[kayaker]

@FloatyGimpy

I bought my first CBD gummies today. I’ve been having a very hard time sleeping for the last month or so (menopause). I’ve tried Melatonin which definitely calmed my mind but it made me dizzy and nauseous. While I do fall asleep, I wake up two hours later wide awake and can’t fall back to sleep.

I’ve tried some other over the counter sleep aids but still the same thing - fall asleep, wake up a short time later wide awake.

I’m hoping the gummies will help me stay asleep.

I’ve heard that CBD takes a few days to “kick in”.

My gf has had sleep issues. She gave up on melatonin after a month. I read some interesting research about lavender oil in a diffuser. In several studies women slept better with lavender being diffused overnight. I bought a bottle of lavender and a diffuser, and the last two months she’s been sleeping perfectly.

[FloatyGimpy]

@kayaker

I’ve heard that CBD takes a few days to “kick in”.

My gf has had sleep issues. She gave up on melatonin after a month. I read some interesting research about lavender oil in a diffuser. In several studies women slept better with lavender being diffused overnight. I bought a bottle of lavender and a diffuser, and the last two months she’s been sleeping perfectly.

I would love to have a lavender diffuser but I have budgies and they’re super sensitive to strong smells.

I ate half a gummie bear before bed night before last. It might just be coincidence but I did sleep a bit better. I normally wake up 6, 7 or 8 times a night and then have a very hard time falling back asleep. I woke up 2 times and was able to fall back asleep within a few minutes.

I took half a gummie again last night and slept quite well, actually. I woke up 2 times but went back to sleep until I woke up at 5:00 am and was pretty awake. It’s my day off though so there was no way I was getting up so early. I lay there, awake, for about half an hour but fell back asleep till 8:10 which is almost unheard of for me!

So I’ll continue to eat half a gummie and hope it continues to improve.

[TokyoBayer]

Adding PTSD to the list was a brilliant marketing decision as a lot of people have “trauma” and the definition can be stretched to cover whatever the patient and doctor wants it to.

PTSD was underdiagnosed for the longest time. Now it seems that anyone who sneezes wrong has that diagnosis.

I don’t see why pot can’t simply be made legal without the façade of medical marijuana. Just make it legal already.

[kayaker]

Pennsylvania’s list of qualifying conditions is evolving. Tourette Syndrome and anxiety have been under consideration. Adding anxiety would qualify pretty much everyone.

[dtilque]

@Qadgop_the_Mercotan

Once we study the various active components of pot, I’m sure we’ll find some demonstrated uses for it. But touting it as a fix for nearly everything then making physicians complicit in approving it remains ludicrous.

And we’ve just gotten some: Study finds CBD effective in treating heroin addiction. I’m sure we’ll eventually get more, but probably more from Canada than the US.

@FloatyGimpy

I bought my first CBD gummies today. I’ve been having a very hard time sleeping for the last month or so (menopause). I’ve tried Melatonin which definitely calmed my mind but it made me dizzy and nauseous. While I do fall asleep, I wake up two hours later wide awake and can’t fall back to sleep.

Melatonin should be a prescription drug instead of an OTC “nutrition supplement”. It’s not innocuous; it can have significant side effects. I used to take it to help get to sleep. I’m not sure it actually did much for my insomnia, but eventually I heard that it can aggravate certain autoimmune diseases. In my case, I have a mild allergy to some pollen (don’t know what kind) and a tendency to arthritis in my knuckles. At the time I heard about this side effect, those were getting worse. So I stopped taking the stuff and those things cleared up.

[puzzlegal]

@kayaker

I never lied. Lying is something I do not do even in situations where some people would say it was OK. As far as wasting my doctor’s time, his time is what I pay for. In fact, he was pissed off at me for not paying for his time every year.

Eh, you were mis-using his time, even if he is an asshole. Is have more sympathy for you if you’d been having trouble obtaining it.

And as I mentioned, I favor legalizing recreational pot. I have no issue with your use of pot, just of the medical system.

@dtilque

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Melatonin should be a prescription drug instead of an OTC “nutrition supplement”. It’s not innocuous; it can have significant side effects. I used to take it to help get to sleep. I’m not sure it actually did much for my insomnia, but eventually I heard that it can aggravate certain autoimmune diseases. In my case, I have a mild allergy to some pollen (don’t know what kind) and a tendency to arthritis in my knuckles. At the time I heard about this side effect, those were getting worse. So I stopped taking the stuff and those things cleared up.

The whole nutrition supplement system is dicey, but in general I favor legalizing most drugs unless they have a significant risk of:
Addiction
Major, irreversible damage or death
Significant antisocial behavior

So melatonin falls well into the camp of drugs that I’d prefer be OTC. And I find it extremely useful for jetlag. I take a low dose for 3-5 days in each direction. I’ve never noticed any adverse effects, and it really improves my travel experience.

[kayaker]

Effective July 20, 2019 Pennsylvania recognizes anxiety as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana. The MMJ community is abuzz over this. Suddenly pretty much everyone qualifies. Shortages of product are expected.

I texted a dozen friends who were waiting for this to happen and am now helping some of them become certified.

[Ambivalid]

Medical marijuana makes a mockery out of the medical community. IMHO.

[kayaker]

@Ambivalid

Medical marijuana makes a mockery out of the medical community. IMHO.

Lack of a single-payer health system has led to a situation where sick people cannot afford care, diabetics cannot afford insulin, etc. * This* makes a mockery of the medical community, leading to people looking other places for care. IMHO.

[Ambivalid]

@kayaker

Lack of a single-payer health system has led to a situation where sick people cannot afford care, diabetics cannot afford insulin, etc. * This* makes a mockery of the medical community, leading to people looking other places for care. IMHO.

There are degrees of mockery.

[kayaker]

@Ambivalid

There are degrees of mockery.

Hickory and dockery as well. Degrees within degrees, sort of a droste effect.

[Ambivalid]

@kayaker

Hickory and dockery as well. Degrees within degrees, sort of a droste effect.

Duuuuuude…that’s heavy. Quit bogarting my prescription!!