In my "research into pot" no not smoking it. I found an interesting thing out that I had not known prior to exploring the medical side of it. Back when I was young and it was party time. Pot was pot and some was better and some stuff was bunk.ameriken wrote:Let me start off by saying that pot should be legal...it is no worse than alcohol and perhaps is far less dangerous than alcohol. I think more people die because of it's illegality (drug wars) than would if it were legal.
Having said that...I've got scoliosis that gives me chronic and often severe backpain. It just kills my desire to do anything or go anywhere. The only med that ever worked consistently for me is methadone, which I started taking about 3 years ago. However, I believe my sleep apnea started after that and doctors think this may be the cause or aggravator of my sleep apnea.
I've been thinking quite a bit about pot, if pot can successfully control the pain, then I would get off the methadone which may end my bout with sleep apnea.
Come to find out there are 2 different strains of Cannabis with different effects depending on the mixing or not mixing of the strains. One of the reasons when you see so many different varieties in those pot shops on News reports and Documentaries is that they have been bred for effect. One strain gives a more cerebral effect that I "guess" helps with depression and anxiety but doesn't turn you into a "couch potato". The other ones effect is to totally "Couch Potato" you. This strain is for pain management and sleep aid. The rest of the Hybrids are people mixing and matching in an effect to get a combination of these two effects. So if you do go to "explore" this option, and I feel weird for saying this, go to a Medical MJ shop, a big one with a lot of strains and stoners who have smoked them all and be specific about what your needs are. Don't just go buy some rag weed off a friend and think its all the same because it's simply not. The stuff you get in a good shop is mostly Hydroponically grown and not been treated with pesticides, cut with other herbs, or have been cured fast with chemicals to max out profit like street pot might have been.
I live in Wisconsin and so no "shops" but was planning a move with someone to Colorado so I started looking into it. The move fell through but I did a lot of researching into it. If they ever legalized it on a Federal level instead of just a State level, I would jump into growing it hydro style and opening up a shop myself. Until then its too risky to bother with imo.
I should note that there is a 3rd strain that is used for industry and it has NO EFFECTS at all but is still Illegal. Its used for Hemp rope, paper, making fuel, clothes, and a huge number of other products.