I know everyone is on the fence about this issue. Persoanlly, my opinion is that a lot of the research done on medicinal use is biased and skewed by old mentality standards, and we really don't know the effects. I don't trust anything I see in the media about it or even any papers by doctors/researchers because I've seen it both ways and who knows at this point. I think it is like any other medicine or chemical and it effects everyone differently, has side effects and some of them can be very bad for certain people.

When I was a teen I smoked socially with my friends. I will always remember the first time that I did. I looked at my friend and said, "I'm thinking one thing at a time." For me, it made me giggly yet slowed me down. My mind never slows down, even when I'm deeply depressed. So it was a huge deal when it happened. That was my experience. This was many, many years ago now.

I'd like to try is medicinally some day, but for now, I don't want to risk having it in my system with my job. (Even though it is legal medicinally here, you can still be legally fired for using it.) Plus, as I said, I'd like to see some actual, non-biased research on both sides to come around for the mental health community.

As for your daughter, it could be just a phase. I had a phase. I didn't get addicted and it was easy to stop. But, my brother-in-law who also has bipolar is severly addicted to marijuana and it hasn't done him any favors. I say get her evaluated by a psychiatrist, find a good therapist, and you and your husband have some really serious discussions with both of those providers of what the best bath is to try next.