Individuals that have been diagnosed with a chronic pain disorder, like Fibromyalgia, find relief using marijuana.

There are days that I wish I owned a bed that is off the floor because it certainly is easier to stand from an upright, sitting position as than trying to get off of the floor. However, being on the ground certainly makes it easier to fall since I’m already on the floor. . . Sometimes, I lay face down in the rental unit’s nasty ass carpet & pray for the pain to pass so that I might go about my day. It is during those times that I am truly grateful for the use of my limbs, toes, & fingers. When I take #mmj, I experience fewer of these days. 

In 2004, I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PR) & had been experiencing the symptoms for several years prior. By 2006, I was also diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, & Fibromyalgia too. Long story short. . . I’m in chronic pain. Some days the pain is more acute than others. Some days it’s a dull &/or a throbbing stiffness. My physician & the specialist assigned to me started prescribing pills for me, & I gave each one of them a fair trial period. However, the pain medications made me ill: upset stomach, nausea, vomiting, hot/cold sweats, & sometimes itchy skin. The anti-inflammatory prescriptions helped during a flare up, but not for everyday use. This was no way to live.

I would periodically smoke pot with friends before it became legal in my home state, Washington. I noticed that I had more range of motion when getting “high” (partaking). I also noticed that the spasms in my hips would subside. In my opinion, marijuana is a magical herb. It has elevated my depression to discovering my desire not to be sad & sometimes actually feeling happy. Marijuana has also lessened my chronic pain, in turn, relieving the nausea caused by physical pain. It’s rather pleasant to consume food without fearing its reversal.

Muscle relaxing medications have worked to lessen my muscle spasms, but they leave me feeling groggy. I’m not particularly fond of walking around in real fog, so having it linger in my head for more than half the day is truly annoying. I can take a few puffs off of a smoking device about 10 minutes before bedtime or eat a small portion of pot-infused edibles about an hour before, & I can fall asleep w/o a cramp. If I happen to wake up still feeling the effects of the marijuana a cup of black pekoe tea, Earl Grey, or English Breakfast will kill any remaining “stone-over.” In my experience, there are little-to-no ill-effects from marijuana.

From the information I've gathered, it’s entirely plausible that marijuana possesses medical properties humans haven’t considered, yet. How do I know this? Because there have been no documented animal, insect, & other plant interactions with the varying strains of marijuana in each of their natural habitats. We learn more through observation, especially when it comes to vegetation & whether or not it’s edible or contains medical qualities.