I have not been recommended/prescribed medical marijuana. But I do legally use it as I live in Colorado...and much of the reason why is to help with various ailments I experience. For one it helps immensely with digestive discomfort, reduces my over-all anxiety and helps relieve some of the depression symptoms, helps my appetite. Admittedly the reason I got into smoking it was enjoyment of getting stoned, then I noticed it helped with those other things.

Lol I guess I'd more resemble a typical 'stoner' than you do...though I like other 'hippy' music and metal more than Bob Marley, though cannot say I've heard any of his music I didn't like...gotta have various colorful clothes though not sure how one talks hippyish exactly but I probably do that to and no dreads yet. But yeah one should not have to fit that kind of image to feel comfortable using cannabis that is kinda screwy...sorta sad people who have known you for your life would change their entire perception of you because you use cannabis....you're still the same person with or without cannabis.

Cant be healthy living in fear of anyone ever finding out though...that probably causes some unneeded stress, but I understand the concern of unwanted assumptions, stigma and what not over it as well. So not sure what to do about that.