Comments on: Marijuana Uses – Marijuana as Medicine

By: Medical Marijuana: Colorado

Medical Marijuana: Colorado — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:04:11 +0000

[...] Cannabis for medical use was approved in Colorado by 54% of voters and became legal on June 1, 2001. [...]

By: Kyra

Kyra — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:28:11 +0000

I have gastroparesis, a disease in which your stomach has a very difficult time digesting food and often leaves you either with extreme nausea or vomiting undigested chunks of food. It also comes with severe stomach cramps (nearly every day for me) and your diet is extremely limited. Without the use of marijuana I can only eat maybe 1/2 peanut butter sandwich a day, though I can usually drink as much as I want.

Obviously, this sucks! I had smoked herb for a while before I got diagnosed with gastroparesis but had quit for about 3 years prior. Upon diagnosis and a 10-day-no-food-at-all stay in the hospital, I went home and lit up a bowl and could eat about a normal sized meal (which for me is A LOT of food). Without pot, I’d probably only weigh about 85 lbs (I’m 5′) but with it I’ve been able to keep my weight at around 105. This is an amazing plant and I love it now even more than I did before!

By: R Olson

R Olson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:42:31 +0000

I use cannabis to help with my bipolar disorder. I rapid cycle and the drugs that the doctors had me on before were horrible. I was catatonic most of the time. I had no emotion, no feelings, and just existed.

About 3 years ago I read about how someone used it to treat BPD. I have been off the harmful drugs with the very bad side effects ever since. I smoke about a 1/2 a bowl each night and as needed if I slip into a mania. My cycles are fewer and fewer between.

By: Medical Cannabis and the Right to Bear Arms

Medical Cannabis and the Right to Bear Arms — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:06:52 +0000

[...] debate about medical marijuana use takes us down many [...]

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:22:28 +0000

I began using marijuana for pain management approximately 10 years ago. I was born with structural birth defects to the lower half of my body; I also have a rare genetic blood disorder that essentially makes me allergic to ALL forms of chemical narcotics and highly sensitive to things as simple as Tylenol. Without marijuana, I cannot move, sleep or eat due to the constant high level of pain I experience daily. I am educated with an extensive medical background, specialized in anatomy and physiology, and have a broad knowledge base in homeopathic medicine. I am not a criminal; in fact at one time I wore a uniform and took oaths to uphold the law. But laws instituted in the United States make it Ok that I should suffer needlessly because the pain relief I so desperately require does not come from the pharmacy, it grows out of the ground. Where are my rights? Why don't I count? I am angry.