This is going to sound really dumb......but I've never used medical MJ before. How do you really know you're getting pure MJ and not something that's been cut with something else? Do you have to purchase it from a specific source or pharmacy? I'd be very afraid to use something I got from someone I don't know. Even then....where did they get it? Are you taking a chance every time you use it? Not judging....just curious.

OMG how scary! ((hugs))

i got the hash capsules from a girl i met playing cards. 2 other people that night took them then but they were hard core potheads. i will ask them if they had any ill effects. one guy took 2 within 15 minutes of each other! this girl said she actually made them herself, she had brought edibles as well. but honestly there could have been anything in the caps i dunno.not the wisest move by me.

i have been trying to get off the oxycodone via mmj but it's just not going to work i guess. i'm done with the mmj...

right now there's no dispensaries in AZ (legally) so those with cards, can;t legally acquire it. its a mess of red tape. you make some very valid points kitty, i don't always use the best judgement

NJ is the same way. its legal, but there is no legal place to get it.

Please be careful, Clarkstar. There's some sick people out there who get their jollies by hurting others. Short of growing it yourself I guess there's really no way to be 100% sure that what you're getting is pure. Maybe I'm overly cautious but that's a chance I wouldn't be willing to take.

(((((Clarkster))))) So glad you made it through that bad time. I would deffinately say that MMJ is not for you....or at least not from a so called friend!!

For some people the "paranoia" side effect of marijuana can be overwhelming. And some strains can produce a more "trippy" high than others. And then there is the fact that some people are nearly immune to marijuana effects while others can not tolerate it at all. I would suggest not trying it a third time.

That said, purchasing a basically illegal substance from a stranger is never a very good idea . . . which is why the battle rages over making it accessible to patients. In most patient co-ops you have patients growing it for other patients, which is considerably less risky. I would never get it from someone who could not identify the source or grower.

p.s. Marijuana is a "mood enhancer." that means if you are happy when you use it, you may feel happier. If you are depressed, it can deepen the feelings of depression. This is good to know if you use it medically, as there may be times when you wish to forgo using it at all because of the risk of intensifying an undesirable underlying mood.

i always did get paranoid on pot. thanks for the feedback everybody. i am done with that stuff. on the plus side the dept of social services just refunded half the money for my mmj card. $75 i can use about now...

also i am going to start therapy very soon, i really need it!

Glad you're feeling better, Clark. Sorry you had to have such a frightening experience but glad you're recovered from it. Good luck with the therapy. That can be a Godsend for some.