That is a good link.
They grow pot now in CO that’s bred specifically to address neorological maladies, the most obvious being muscle spasms and restless leg. They tried to breed out the THC, and were successful only when they back-bred it with industrial hemp.
I have very bad restless leg. Restless body would be more accurate. I am on pharma drugs for it, but those drugs are very bad for my muscle tone; it’s as if I am wasting away. The drug I take is also used for MS. When I raise concerns my doc’s response is “meh”.
I want to try this pot that has no THC. I am a grow up; I think I can handle the evil effects of this demon weed /s.
I use the weakest strain at the dispensary. It’s very high in CBD. What I’ve found is that my muscle spasms get much worse for about 4 hours after I take it, then die down to the normal level of hell.
Where it’s worth it is the next day. ALL of the spasms and nerve pain are gone. Totally GONE. But I’ve got to set aside about 3-4 hours out of the day to deal with the small dose. It’s not even enough to make me ‘high’ (no worse than two glasses of wine), but the pain isn’t funny.
When I behave myself, stick with the program and keep up with my daily dose, I’m pretty much pain-free.
I’m off ALL narcotics for the first time in 9 years. Two months with zero pain meds. (A small muscle relaxant does help me cope when I’m getting back on the cannabis.)
My daughter has suffered from daily migraines since she was 12. Only one medication worked for her, but she wasn’t allowed to take it daily as a preventative. She just got her MM card. She takes two bites of an edible before she goes to bed and is migraine free the next day. She’s had her first migraine free month since she was a child. (And yes. We’ve seen every specialist that we could over the years. The only thing that she didn’t try was electroshock therapy. That was the next step.)
What’s amazing to me is how little it takes to get a benefit and how long that benefit can last.