# Weed as Pain Control **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 15, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260 "2017-03-15T20:59:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/1 "2017-03-15T20:59:51Z")
Those following the continuing train wreck of my health know about pain control. I am in CA (the one thing I got right) where even recreational weed is now legal. Can I ask for recommendations of strains/forms members have found useful for pain? I am no longer allowed any more than a patch - which is great for a 6"x6" spot - but if you have more than one bad joint, too bad. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/2 "2017-03-15T21:31:00Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > Those following the continuing train wreck of my health know about pain control. > I am in CA (the one thing I got right) where even recreational weed is now legal. > > Can I ask for recommendations of strains/forms members have found useful for pain? > > I am no longer allowed any more than a patch - which is great for a 6"x6" spot - but if you have more than one bad joint, too bad. My 87 yo mother uses an MJ salve for her sciatica. You want a mostly indica hybrid. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/3 "2017-03-15T21:49:17Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > My 87 yo mother uses an MJ salve for her sciatica. You want a mostly indica hybrid. Indica 80% and Saliva 20%, that is the ratio I’ve heard for the best pain relief. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/4 "2017-03-15T22:15:35Z")
May I recommend that you talk to the medical marijuana centers? The ones that are actually in it for helping those in need are quite knowledgeable and will be able to make specific recommendations. Start with those that were in business as medical MJ distribution centers before the recent law changes. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/5 "2017-03-16T03:53:23Z")
Thanks for the help - I have found one nearby store in an area nt noted for education nor wealth. I wanted at least a buzz word or two to throw out. I never smoked dope in my youth - there was an apt wherein various drugs were made available for purchase/consumption. I was there and took 1-4 tokes. Then someone said “Next week - acid!” I never went back to smoking. The damned tobacco, OTOH, was a bitch to lose - 26 years ago now. Oh well, the joys of youth Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/6 "2017-03-16T03:57:27Z")
I wasn’t paying attention to the medical stores (there was one a few blocks away in my old city\*). I had pills which would work much more cheaply and not stink up the place. - - it was shut down because the customers did not obey the rather strict parking etiquette of the area. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/7 "2017-03-16T04:04:11Z")
Look for a CBD strain with a solid amount of CBD (at least 8%) and 5-8% THC. The CBD is the pain medicine and the THC helps it work. The strains to get you baked run 11-26% THC. Be careful, some strains advertised as CBD may contain almost no CBD. The good shops will have test numbers on their batch and won’t mind sharing that with you. Indica types will tend to make you sleepy or less active. Sativa types support more activity. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-as-pain-control/782260/8 "2017-03-16T05:03:21Z")
Oh - in terms of “stinking up the place” - you can get edibles, which means you don’t need to smoke. Be sure to look into these.