Please - Advice, Medical Marijuana Card

[samoth]

I have tried everything possible to alleviate my back pain, which stems from a partially fractured L6 disc in my lower spine. I received extensive professional medical therapy to recover from the fracture, went to see knowledgeable personal trainers about recovery, and have even attempted to receive prolotherapy though my doctor turned me away because prolotherapy could not help my partially fractured disc heal. Marijuana alleviates my symptoms.

Well, narcotics tend to alleviate many symptoms, but that doesn't necessarily mean they do. Pain tends to decrease when intoxecated by many drugs.

I am not familiar with marijuana having any legitamate mechanism for pain reduction in the human organism, but I never payed much attention to studies on this drug. Do you know of studies that purport analgesic effects outside of the "high"?

I have not put the time in to research the effects that those medications would have on me because I try to avoid unnatural drugs.

This might explain why you've not had much success in alleviating your back pain. I know there are a number of people who feel as you, but honestly, there's not really any logical reason to hold such a view in today's world. Nothing is natural.

Your health, career, family, social reputation, status as a free american citizen and tons of other stuff are a lot to risk for an illegal drug with a social stigma.

Ask your physician about drugs used for neuralgia. Try some different things. It's a trial-and-error thing, but you might find something.

I tend to question your motives when you'll uproot your life and risk so much for marijuana but have not explored other scientific and medical alternatives because you want to avoid natural drugs.

 

[fortunit1]

Well, narcotics tend to alleviate many symptoms, but that doesn't necessarily mean they do. Pain tends to decrease when intoxecated by many drugs.

I am not familiar with marijuana having any legitamate mechanism for pain reduction in the human organism, but I never payed much attention to studies on this drug. Do you know of studies that purport analgesic effects outside of the "high"?

I have seen various studies after reading numerous threads about the effect of marijuana on bodybuilding, but none that I could quote for you right here. I know this is a weak argument, but I wouldn't think that states would allow for medical marijuana treatment if it didn't have this property.

This might explain why you've not had much success in alleviating your back pain. I know there are a number of people who feel as you, but honestly, there's not really any logical reason to hold such a view in today's world. Nothing is natural.

I can't say anything about that. We all have our reasons for making personal decisions.

Your health, career, family, social reputation, status as a free american citizen and tons of other stuff are a lot to risk for an illegal drug with a social stigma.

There is less social stigma on the west coast.

Ask your physician about drugs used for neuralgia. Try some different things. It's a trial-and-error thing, but you might find something.

Insert naturalistic argument

I tend to question your motives when you'll uproot your life and risk so much for marijuana but have not explored other scientific and medical alternatives because you want to avoid natural drugs.

I have explored all the alternatives that I'm comfortable doing. It's tough to explain but at this point in my life, I don't see it as "uprooting".

 

[goin on 4T]

Yep they hand em out like library cards! JK
Its the govenators way of reviving california!

 

[SpyWizard]

state law does not trump federal law, and mary jane is against federal law..

just sayin

 

[goin on 4T]

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[nimbus]

state law does not trump federal law, and mary jane is against federal law..

just sayin

this is a great point, and there are people who get arrested, even with cannabis cards