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Years ago a friend mine’s mom tried pot to offset the effects the chemo she was getting for her breast cancer. She smoked some, still got sick. She was so stoned when she threw up she ended up flushing her false teeth down the toilet! No more pot after that.

Years ago a friend mine’s mom tried pot to offset the effects the chemo she was getting for her breast cancer. She smoked some, still got sick.

Pot isn't a particularly powerful drug. If you are experiencing something like acute nausea from chemo, a one-shot smoking session is not going to stop you from getting sick. Where it might help is repeated use over the course of the chemo, where nausea and other discomfort are reduced to manageable levels, or if manageable already, relieved. Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor or anything.

Another thing about pot is that it takes some getting used to, and while you can't physically overdose on it, you can have a dramatically unpleasant experience if you take too much, especially when you are not accustomed to its effects. Plus the pot they grow now is ridiculously strong, so much so that a puff or two would probably do it for quite a while, and when one of these dispensary places makes THC-laced treats, "edibles", they make them STRONG. A first-timer who gobbles down something waiting for sweet, peaceful relief might find him or herself stressing out over a strong reaction AND dealing with whatever ailment originally drove them to try pot in the first place.

The good news is that, when done carefully, pot can provide a lot of relief for a number of problems, and for whatever drawbacks it may have, it is still better than getting hooked on vicodin or oxycontin.

Years ago a friend mine’s mom tried pot to offset the effects the chemo she was getting for her breast cancer. She smoked some, still got sick. She was so stoned when she threw up she ended up flushing her false teeth down the toilet! No more pot after that.

Oh no! Did she recover? I hope so.

I personally would not want pot during my last days...I tried it in high school (about 40 years ago) and it made me so paranoid; I thought no one liked me, etc. It heightens every weakness you have.

I wouldn't want my mind to be filled with negative thoughts and fears as I walk down the path to meet my Maker.