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Boxerfan

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5. A lot of people don't get how MMJ works...Nothing like an opiate

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 03:34 PM

Dec 2012

It doesn't obliterate pain except at abnormal concentrations. Daily user like myself find they are distracted from the pain by the medicinal effects. It allows me to concentrate on tasks at hand rather than fret over constant joint pain.

I prefer sativa strains for my disorder-as a type A personality I don't like narcotics at all...And they plug up my plumbing something awfull so...MMJ is by far my best choice for chronic pain.

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Cannabis can make patients 'less bothered by pain' [View all] Eugene Dec 2012 OP

And this is probably a lifesaver for many people living with chronic pain me b zola Dec 2012 #1

+1000 FirstLight Dec 2012 #9

vicodine makes me nauseas LittleGirl Dec 2012 #11

And then there are others, like a good friend of mine, Occulus Dec 2012 #17

But we must hold a firm line. We must convince those in cronic pain of the rhett o rick Dec 2012 #2

My wife, who has problems with her knees... RevStPatrick Dec 2012 #3

40,000 deaths in the US due to pain killers, every year. Cannabis- zero Gregorian Dec 2012 #4

A lot of people don't get how MMJ works...Nothing like an opiate Boxerfan Dec 2012 #5

k/r limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #6

hemp and cannabis can save the world...if we let it. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #7

+1000! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #16

That's part of its job recreationally too. gulliver Dec 2012 #8

There is a high CBD spray that is great for pain, grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #10

I can attest OnionPatch Dec 2012 #12

totally agree on the salutory effects, but greed among growers is becoming toxic greenman3610 Dec 2012 #13

It stops my severe stomach cramps during a flareup blazeKing Dec 2012 #14

Exactly - People Ask Me otohara Dec 2012 #15