I live in Washington, which is pot friendly. I have toked up a few times since the law passed. Depending on the strain it provides better pain relief than the opiates without the side effects of nausia, withdrawal, constipation, erectile dysfunction, kidney and liver damage. But unfortunately work doesnt recognize or approve eventhough I work in Oregon (another pot friendly state). I crushed 3 vertebrae and ruptured 2 disks in a motocross accident when I was 20(I’m 38 now). My quality of life is horrible with opiates(for example having erectile dysfunction during your entire sexual prime), it takes the pain away so I can function but the side effects are not worth it. At least with pot I can get the same relief without the side effects. However because pot is still federally illegal, if I get a medical card the feds can revoke my carry permit and firearm rights for “influence of a controlled substance”. They dont do that for pill prescriptions and that is because the pharmaceutical industry’s influence in government. Big pharma doesn’t want people to grow their own pain relief, they will lose their profits buy forcing people like me to be reliant on their pills.
Its messed up, and I say full legalization.
Oh great! I didn’t know you were in a state with legalization. I hope you are able to partake under the radar. I don’t like inhaling anything into my lungs, so I chose to go the edible route when I tried it...gummies then cookies. Found the cookies were better. I agree with you...give people the choice. There are a lot of pain sufferers out there and they have to choose between the pain and putting toxic things into their body. Allow adults to choose. Allow them the choice of something that is less toxic and dependency inducing. It won’t work for everyone, but there are plenty of people that probably could have some relief if they were allowed to have access.