Just an FYI, because I live in CA we've had this law for over a decade. When I went to see a pain doc she would NOT prescribe an opiate because I smoke pot claiming she's following Federal regulations. I have the option of keep smoking, or stop and go on horrible opiates that'll kill my liver or kidneys. She ended up giving me some creams and the option of a neurostimulator if it gets bad. Her office did do drug testing. I remember quite a few years ago going to a different doc who did not test.

I will not give this up, it helps with SOOOO much. I got off work yesterday, got out in the heat and immediately got nauseous. Went home and smoked, it helped so much I was able to make enchiladas! (and now I realize I left them at home for today's lunch) Otherwise I probably would have sat on the couch all nigh feeling like I was going to puke. It helps my aching pain. It helps my migraines. It helps me get my butt up and moving when I need to do something that involves movement. It helps me get through that end of day pain and it'll allow me to fall asleep.

But I also live in an area that nobody cares if one smokes and it grows well.

The federal govt really needs to make this legal for at least medical use throughout the country. The laws right now inhibit proper healing since one can't take a single opiate on a horrible pain breakthrough day.

Seriously, why does the govt want everybody in pain to take meds that'll damage them? Pot doesn't do this. It's never killed anybody, you can't OD (you just fall asleep and after eating all the cookies). One can use a vaporizer and have no or little smoke. You can eat it, put it in tinctures (although yuck, I tried it), etc. The addiction is only a psycological one, not a phsycial one. So if you smoke every day, and don't for a few, you will not go through withdrawals like the ugly opiates.

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