i live in nj where med. Marijuana was recently approved. the office told me it will be available for patients in july or so. i'd like to know how it affect you and does it help with stiffness or spasm?
i tried mj and didnt feel anything besides good mood - it wasn't effect i hoped to get.

Works for Jim, better than any pill. Everyone is different.

Hi, ykonstan! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

It works on both for me but I reserve it as a last resort.

I'm an avid believer in medical MJ. I take it for spasms and definitely seems to help, though not completely. It is a great addition to my medicine cabinet, though. It seems to augment the relief I get from baclofen and lyrica and the fuzzy-headedness that goes with the MJ doesn't last like it does with baclofen. It helps with TN pain, spasms, nausea. Even alleviates the Hug to some degree (depends on how bad it is).

I just wish after the states vote for legal access the friggin' state would let me use legally! Los Angeles is closing down like 90% of the dispensaries. I can't remember the number of shops they're allowing (less than 30 (I think) in a city of millions). Many shops have been brutally busted by the cops (doors broken in, glass broken, people arrested) and store locations are also restricted now to mainly industrial areas (not safe at night!). I could go on and on about the situation.

Sorry for that little rant, I just want to let you know that just cuz the state passes a law doesn't necessarily work as intended.

I wish you luck and hope MJ works well for you!

I am in Washington State, which legalized medical marijuana in 1998. I have been using it medicinally since about 2002. My prescription is for control of Crohn's symptoms, but my neuro supports my use for spasms and nerve pain as well.

A good dispensary (I go to a co-op) will have folks who will be able to tell you which strains work better for spasms, pain, nausea, appetite, etc.
Sativa provides more of a cerebral or head "high" which can be good for pain where you need distraction.

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Medicine produced from cannabis sativa plants have lower CBD and higher THC counts which produces a more clear headed, energetic type of high.*

Indica gets you more of a body "high" which can help with spasms, but can also relax you enough to get you sleepy.

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Medicine produced from cannabis indica plants have higher CBD and lower THC counts therefore a pure indica strain will produce a heavier, sleepy type of high.*

* http://www.sanfranciscocannabisclubs...juana/strains/
** http://www.alamedamedicalmarijuana.c...juana-strains/


Sativa is often chosen for daytime use, and indica for symptom control and night time.

Hi ykonstan! Welcome to NT!

I may get a lil wordy here...

Maine also has a medical marijuana law that was updated by the voters in November 2009.

The law has been in effect since 1998 with virtually no known problems, but the voters allowed dispensaries and increased the diseases and symptoms covered under the law this past election.

The Legislature is charged with implementing the law and they came out with their recommendations this past week
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The originators of the law that the people voted on are not happy with the recommendations. The Legislature is calling for a card ID system/registry, a limit of eight (8) dispensaries in the whole state and oversight by the state department of health and human services. The legislature is already past the 90 days they had to implement any changes to the law, and are still working on trying to come to an agreement that satisfies everyone. They are charged with coming up with a law that causes the least amount of difficulty for the people for whom the law was written.

The originators of the law feel that having a registry may endanger people if the data is breached by persons or law enforcement agencies outside of those who need to know, and that having only 8 dispensaries may make it harder for people who are approved to get what they need without traveling a long distance. It also goes against the grain to have to register for something your doctor has prescribed or recommended for treatment, especially when the FDA and the feds aren't yet on the same page...
This would be for those who choose to use the dispensaries.

Those who want to keep growing their own or buying on the market would still be covered by a letter from their doctor at this point, although that might change before the law goes into effect. There's parts in there about how many plants you can have, how many may be mature, how much processed product you can have , etc, etc, etc.

Lefthanded is correct in that different strains have a different effect.

You might try using it in a vaporizer, making a butter infusion for cooking rather than smoking it, or grinding it for baking. There are many good articles online to lead you in a direction that may work better for you.

It works for me in different fashions depending on whether I smoke or use it in cooking, and what strain it is and how strong it is. When I find something that works I save seeds to ensure that strain remains available to me. At this point I am truly not interested in being on any registry as long as I can grow it without penalty or get it from trusted sources, but I will be interested in how the dispensaries work when they start up and will investigate that end of things when it all quiets down...it's my understanding that Maine is tending to follow New Mexico as far as what they want to do in the end.

Hi Ykonstan.
Welcome!
Nice to meet you. I hope we hear more from you in the future. This is a great place, with really nice people. It was nice of you to inform people with your knowledge.
Thanks.

Welcome Ykonstan..

It does work differently when cooked. It is particularly effective on pain and spasms. You can bake with pot butter, or pot-cream in some tea or cocoa. (PM me if you want to know more.)

Haven't read any of the posts here...just letting you know that I am awaiting Illinois legislature to pass MJ act here...but I won't partake unitl it's legal. So I don't know if it will help me, but I hope