I'm not a pot smoker but I have read that it relieves nerve pain. So when it got so bad I couldn't stand the pain anymore I smoked it. I will tell you that it killed my pain for 5 hours but I was so high I didn't like that feeling at all. But I understand how this marijuana plant can help people in cronic pain it does work. It would be great if there was a way to take away the high and just have the pain relieving properties, the world would be a better place for us PNers.

There is a strain that has been developed in Colorado (where medical marijuana is legal) that has little or no THC so no 'high'. The 10 yr old son of someone I know uses it there for epilepsy control. *admin edit*

You may want to read this thread on MM.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread193628.html

Agreed; it's all about the strain/variety or blend of strains. Those for pain relief are generally lower in THC and higher in CBN/CBD.

What Medical Marijuana strain is best for your condition, Sativa or Indica?

Doc

Did you smoke the whole joint? I have no experience but others have said that just a few puffs and it takes the edge off. You are not looking to get high just to take the edge off.

With some of today's strains (vs. what was available in the '60s & '70s) one hit/puff can be one toke over the line for someone cannabinoid-naïve.

Doc

I actually do smoke pot a bit recreationally. I have TN and I find that it makes the pain worse. When I am high I tend to really focus on that pain. Others say it helps. Guess it depends on the pot and the person

It is the only drug classified as a schedule 1 on the list of illicit drugs that shouldn't be there. Only because the government has no way to control it. If God put it here it has a purpose unfortunately the controversy of deception continues. Once the government decides they can put money in there own pocket then the coffers it will happen until then we suffer. The consequences will be similar to DWI and many will suffer the laws when it does become legal.
I suffer i pain every day but with that being said, "why complain" so many have it so much worse. Make the most out of each day. Increase your faith in God and go to a good church and feed the spirit. You will feel better keeping your mind occupied and living in the spirit. It works better than drugs and there are no side effects :-)

Well, God also made nightshade and poisonous mushrooms and rattlesnakes...but I do agree with you. I would certainly like all if us who need lifetime pain management to have more choices, and more information. I personally do not get a lot of pain relief from faith. I assume God uses all suffering for good, but I am not intellectually capable of a "feel-good" faith. I have tried but this is not the forum for that!

Sometimes I think my PCP, the only doctor I see these days, is a little pedestrian, but he has promised to work with us on this and he did sit both of us down last year when we switched to time release morphine and have a long conversation about this being for the rest of my life. Since I am 51 that could be a long time, with a lot of incremental increases which have to be made as slowly as possible so that I don't run out of options before I die. I make an effort to remain mentally sharp.
That is one thing that worries me about MM. I remember, faintly, making some dumb choices in college "under the influence". Not sure if that was the drug or the age, but mental clarity and focus are a concern I would have.

Most people are just taking a puff or two to take the edge off of the pain. It is for medicinal use. At least that's what I've read here and on other forums. And the MM is not from the '60's and '70's. It is what is in today's world. They are not doing this to get high. And even at that it does not work for everyone.