New User and WAY outta the loop

[SuburbanLifeMom]

Hi, just got my medical card for Marijuana use, BUT...I have smoked maybe 3 joints in my life and that was like 30 years ago! Ok, I know nothing, and that is WITH teenagers at home. For those of you who would be willing to offer up a bit of advise, I would appreciate it! I have been given a pipe, some pot, now what? I tell you, I have no clue, this stuff is expensive and I don't want to make mistakes. For instance, how do you roll a joint? What is the best way to use a pipe? How do you treat your pain, regulary or only when needed? How do I care for the pot? I mean, I know nothing, any help out there?

SuburbanLifeMom Reviewed by SuburbanLifeMom on 08-08-2007. New User and WAY outta the loop Hi, just got my medical card for Marijuana use, BUT...I have smoked maybe 3 joints in my life and that was like 30 years ago! Ok, I know nothing, and that is WITH teenagers at home. For those of you who would be willing to offer up a bit of advise, I would appreciate it! I have been given a pipe, some pot, now what? I tell you, I have no clue, this stuff is expensive and I don't want to make mistakes. For instance, how do you roll a joint? What is the best way to use a pipe? How do you treat Rating: 5

[ocbornandrazd]

U sound like u have similar problems as I.So you just smoke alone? What brought you around to this herbal way of thinking? Is it working for ur problems? The hip thing can just get out of control and it's a matter of if u want to tough it out or smoke to sleep.They ,the docs,want me to eat those Soma,yuk,ony when it gets out of control.ALthough some may construe that as self medicating,I just don't like feeling straight out of my mind.Out of control and just stupid.

[Penngrove]

If you are suffering from a form of auto immune arthritis, and your using an immune system modifier, you might find cannabis to be very helpful. I am in a study at a med school and they have found that CBC and CBD help with the uptake of Enbrel. A university can pull that stuff out of the plant, as a normal user, you got to try and find the right strain. But the good news is that our results are causing arguments because the numbers are showing that it works. Drop your sed rate from 100 to 30 and the world is a whole new place.
As far as your teenagers, just sit down and discuss it. My boys are very understanding and they have no problem with it. Even my cop brother in law says it is better to have quality of life. Everyone here supports you, they helped me through the same situation.
Just watch out for the "experts". One nice young lady told me to try "cheese". Anybody who has tried cheese can guess what happened. Intense is a good word. But if you read several threads and see what the veteran's here have done, you can get a sense of what will work and what wont.
This board is really great for us newbies and I for one appreciate suggestions and ideas from people that know what they are doing.

Good luck and I hope it works. I have not had to use narcotics and I am very happy. This wonderful drug is darn close to aspirin. Takes care of a whole range of problems. And I have a bunch of doctors that support it and endorse it!

[Matt the Funk]

Yeah I forgot to mention in my post(not sure why) that you should get a vaporizer. OR did I forget...After a while when you feel more comfortable smoking, if you have friends bring up the issue of MMJ and see what they think, or if you have kids (who are old enough).

[MaryjaneAndHashley]

welcome to the wonderful world of Mary Jane..

when you get the hang of the bowl you might get tired of it..so if you ever start rolling joints, no need to use .8 or something like that. Thats wayyy too much if youre starting out and got medicals. Ive been tokin daily for like more than 6 months and when i smoke alone i smoke goddamned pinners. I mean, i dont need more than a .3 joint to myself to be blown.

I find jays to be more handy (not the rolling part, of course) compared to a bowl. its just a pissoff to have to reload the bowl all the time, plus its harsher on the throat. I mean most of the time i dont wanna get blazed out of my mind with killer hits, just chill..relax and spark a nice jay with a friend.

and i just smoked one and this took me forever to type, couldnt get my ideas together and transfer em in words. rofl.

[napolitana869]

I'd get a grinder to make packing easier. If you find that cannabis helps and its something you want to stick with I'd get a vaporizer. I got one recently and I really like it.

[CheeseOnToast]

My advice would be to take it easy, and use whichever method works best for you. As you build up tollerance you will need to smoke more to get the same effect. Just dont start off by hitting a GB and then salvia like i did :s.

[SuburbanLifeMom]

Thanks for the list, very interesting! I'm dealing with Arthritis, still working on giving this a shot. I have severe bursitis in my hips and the using of marijuana doesn't touch that, I am still relying on narcs when that gets bad, it's all a learning experience and I do so appreciate all the advise!

[13thirteen]

I know from being on narcotic painkillers for roughly 16 years for a medical condition that your tolerance might not be as low as you think. I am off the pills for a few years and my tolerence is still very high. Still take it easy in the beginning but don't be surprised if it is not that low. I would however get a vaporizer if you have the money, it is a great way to smoke.

[slipknotpsycho]

if you plan to roll, considering you've only smoked 3 joints in your life i highly suggest getting a roller like this:

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c...o_1956_5889128

can usually find 'em in all tobacco OR head shops for a couple of bucks... easy to use too...