Quote:
Originally Posted by qwerty68
I don't know. There doesn't seem to be a lot of good studies. That should change if the feds do the right thing and take weed off of schedule 1 here in the US. It is insane, meth and cocaine are schedule II and prescribed by doctors. I had a septoplasty to try to cure my headaches and they shot me up with cocaine to constrict my capillaries and this was at a military hospital and ADHD patients can get methamphetamine prescriptions. Yet, a natural plant is banned.
I think self-medicating can be dangerous but I would hesitate to tell someone to stop if it is truly helpful. So I don't know what else to say except to take caution, if it is illegal in your country, it could really ruin your life depending on how draconian the laws are.
I am fortunate to live in a US state where weed is 100% legal but even if I wanted to try it, it is taxed so highly(ha!) it is crazy expensive at the weed stores. I have been around people smoking it and just second hand smoke cleared my headache out so I have been tempted.
It is 1 AM Pacific Time here, you will probably get much more informed opinions in a few more hours.
|
I'm assuming you're in either Washington or Oregon. I can't speak for Oregon prices because I was there a week before it was legalized, but Washington seemed cheaper than Colorado and Colorado's pricing is equivalent to what you would pay in my very conservative state.
As for weed, it's always made me paranoid and anxious. Or just sleepy. Everyone reacts differently to it and I wish I could self-medicate with edibles (I hate smoking) but I'll just have to stick to my big Pharma drugs.
Personally, I wonder to what extent weed actually helps. People swear up and down that it's a panacea for all ailments. I can see the benefits to mental health and pain because of the chemical properties, and there have been successes in alleviating seizures, but I think many people just want to get high. And that's ok, too. But I would be very interested to see the research now that the tide is changing on marijuana laws.