I don't really have an issue with medical MJ, we have had medical MJ in my area for probably 15 yrs or so, I don't want to smoke anything as I have good lungs and want to keep them that way. I have some terrible side effects from Opiods and that was enough for me to not want them or to use just a short time after a particular issue like surgery. Plus as I said a loved one got very addicted and ended up in rehab and truly lost her hearing...this was from vicodin.

My issues got as bad as they are in the last almost 11 yrs from a hip replacement which did so much damage to my body...but it's true I don't work, and can lay down etc when I have to and can manage the pain I live with on my 6 hr regiment. I often think where I'd be had I not done the replacement.

so our issues are different but I've had arthritic issues since I was 18 and I'm 83 soon.