Posted by Larry Hoover on December 19, 2005, at 8:55:01
In reply to Re: Anybody used medical marijuana?, posted by Declan on December 19, 2005, at 1:34:42
> When I had that disk pain there was no forgetfulness of the pain, but even when the pain is strong cannabis can make it more entertaining, more a mental event, a distancing, yes, a distraction from the pain.
I'll bear that thought in mind, when I am not distracted by dozens of strangers talking.
> My experience with available psych drugs has made me cautious. The ones you want are the ones you can't get (this is the substance use board, right?) Cannabis would have to compare favourably with them. A friend was paralysed with pain, some years ago. Amitryptyline was the suggestion. Compared to which....
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> DeclanFair enough. The nortriptyline (a little more tolerable than amitrityline) did help, and I still take it. Plus about 80 mg/day oxycodone (Oxycontin and Percocet). Plus 1 mg clonazepam. Plus 200 mg Lyrica. And I'm still debilitated by the pain.
And so I went to my doc, and I asked him straight away.....what about it. And he said he'd prescribe it, for sure, but I don't fit the classification in law that allows him to sign the application for possession. Family doctors can sign for it if I've got cancer, or HIV, or MS, for example. Because I'm just neuropathic, I need two specialist's signatures, and I haven't seen either of them since the issue arose.
In Canada, there are mail order marijuana suppliers. And what are called compassion clubs. They operate in a grey area in law. Not explicitly permitted, but with our new Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the pains taken to document the medical background of each compassion user, I'm certain that this would be a protected right, if it goes to court.
So, there's this nudge-nudge, looking over your shoulder thing, but still a very open trade. I can walk into a storefront and buy marijuana seeds (some with amazing pedigrees), and equipment. Or buy through a club, while i wait for my license (takes a long time.....18 months?).
I can get cookies or chocolate bars, or extracts, or bud. I'm just trying to get where I can do something other than be controlled by pain. And it's a human right, IMHO, to do so.
I appreciate this board's focus, but I did obtain good information here. Perhaps I'll later ask on another board. Which do you think, health or the drug board?
Lar
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