A lot of us who have fibromyalgia are on Vicodan. It’s more than the painkilling effect, the narcotic effect really helps by relaxing a lot of muscle spasm and calming the mind- there’s a lot of anxiety and depression associated with it also.
The problem with it is you can become habituated to a dose. I don’t know how I would feel about using marijuana, though. I don’t know if smoking anything wouldn’t just be adding a bad habit.
I wonder if it might not be an alternative to stuff like Vicodan, but don’t know how acclimated one would get to any positive effect on the disorder. Acetominaphen, which is in Vicodan, is a liver killer. Would MJ be better?
Also, would the cost to society by legalizing such a drug be worth the it? Anti smoking types scream about 2nd hand smoke. If you had children in the home, how would this effect them, physically, psychologically? These are legitimate questions.
I think if it’s actually effective then it should be made a prescription drug with the active ingredient only — no smoking. That differentiates between legal and illegal use. Though honestly I don’t think there’s any legitimate justification for having marijuana illegal for anyone, while alcohol is legal. I don’t touch either one, but objectively speaking, marijuana is less dangerous to society.