What do you guys think about the growing acceptance of marijuana in the united states for medicinal purposes? Several of the states have it completely legalized for recreational purposes also.
I for one live in a state that has yet to legalize it for either. I have some health issues, (chronic pain) honest. I would rather stop the pain meds altogether and use marijuana if it really helps with pain. It's got to be healthier for you than pain meds ( with acetaminophen which is what I take ). Their are lots of ways to use MJ. Some of them include vaporizers, old school rolled joint (lol), edibles, water bongs, etc.. I would think any of the 3, vaporizer, edibles or water bong would be easy on your lungs as compared to actually smoking a joint rolled in a rolling paper.
What's your opinions on this?
Thanks in advance,
John
I relocated from Missouri to Michigan in 2010 because of the change in the laws. I 100% believe in the medical purpose of Marijuana. I doubt anytone that is actually sick is going to be able to go cold turkey on the meds they already take. They could reduce them slowly for joint pain/arithmetic problems.
The biggest issue currently is it is the Wild West and most growers look at it like that. They do not care if the cannabis they grow is clean/disease/mold free. At least the majority of growers I know do not care, or actually allow for crops to finish because it is all about Money to them. I was one of them when I started.
Joint - Negative is you get smoke/tar in your longs. This is a bad effect, but only really an issue for chronic smokers.
Water Bong - Cleans the smoke but also removes some of the thc/cbd with the water purification.
Vaporizer - Probably cleanest way to smoke it. With Vap pens you can basically smoke it anyplace you can smoke a cig pen. Low oder
Edibles - These have a complete different effect then smoking, a lot of times this is more like a drunk buzz for people. Depending on what the edibles are made of effects potency and duration. If you are going to OD on pot, this is how/when you do it. These are unpredictable at times.
topical salve - You can make it into a lotion/cream so you can apply it topically like a joint pain cream or to a sun blemish spot
BHO/ISO/HashOil/Earwax - Basically this is cannabis that has gone through and extraction process to pull out as much of the CBD/THC as possible and leave you with a concentrated batch, can be smoked like this or used to make edibles or smoked.
Canna Pills - This is basically BHO diluted with a carrier oil so that you can put it in a pill capsule and just take a pill in the morning. Medical field is currently trying to do this but they are changing the actual make up losing its effectiveness.
They have over 1000 strains of marijuana and they all act differently, from CBD(pain reduction) to THC(Mind psychoactive) part). The one thing they have found is if you remove the CBD or the THC portion you don't get the same effect. Both are needed in order to really get any help. Even if its just a small amount, its more based on your bodies make up IMO.
EDIT 2
Lot of people use chemical based nutrients that are high in metals and other nasty things for the body, be sure you smoke organic. Taste better and is healthier.