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Hockeytown10
09-03-2010, 10:22 AM
I have a spinal cord injury from a few years ago from a slipped disk. I currently live in michigan were it was passed in proposal 1. I am paralyzed from level t4 and down. I am currently prescribed and taking about 5 pills a day for muscle spasms. The muscle spasms i get with my medication is somewhat and for the most part controlled. However if i fo not take the medication they can become irratant and violent. So i guess what im trying to do is get my MML. It helps with the spasms but i dont exactly lnow to what degree it would help giving that its not the correct medical strain ive been using. So what i am trying to find out would this be enough evidense to get my MMC. I woild like to go n tell the doctor i would like to go all naturall instead of drugging myself up with 5 or 6 pills a day for the spasms. But also if this were to work i would like to have those pill prescriptions as a resort for if i need 1 a day or 2. So would i beable to get mmc with this disablity and does it void any other prescription from another doctor or the past?

RedLocks
09-03-2010, 11:44 AM
I would suggest going to the doctor armed with a medical study on the topic. This study is the only one I can provide at the time, it pertains to the use of drobinal with spinal cord injury patients. Drobinol is a THC derivitive, so of course the natural route of mmj is preferred since there are no side effects such as vomiting, stomach pain, etc.
Clinical Studies and Case Reports (http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/ww_en_db_study_show.php?s_id=112)

Best of luck to you.

killerweed420
09-03-2010, 05:54 PM
One of the best ways is to show you are opiate intolerant, it makes you throw up or break out in a rash. Get a couple prescriptions for pain meds and say you can't take them. Then he should be willing to give MMJ a try.