I didn't know you lived in Texas, too, Daihashi!! That's great. I think we have a medicinal bill that's coming up for a vote this next session. I need to read up on that. With luck, they won't let the federal decriminalization resolution die in committee and we can get somewhere with both. Texas is, as you know, going to be slow to come around on medicinal.

Sorry about your friend with MS. Cannabinoids, specifically CBD, are one of the most beneficial substances for those nerve spasms and periods of inflammation. I have degenerative spinal disease and have back spasms and nerve pain as a result. If it were legal, I'd likely use cannabis for that. I am drug tested for school, though, now, since I'm working in the hospital these days. It also doesn't interact well with my heart rhythm trouble, which is another consideration. But if it were legal, I could at least experiment till I perhaps found a strain that didn't make the arrhythmia more irritable.

I expect I'm more sympathetic to the cause because I'm still early in the process and very idealistic. I tend to be that way anyway. But from what I can tell from watching the residents and attending staff, as they work their way up higher in the medical hierarchy ranks, they get more jaded and callous. Perhaps it's their levels of exhaustion. I think many of them need to work harder at empathy and understanding, especially on matters of analgesia (pain alleviation). They seem to get more suspicious as that progression occurs because they've had more time to witness drug-seeking behavior.

Been a pleasure talking with you, Daihashi! Hope you have a great weekend. I've got to sign off now. Have a big weekend of early 25th-anniversary plans coming up, including a surprise party to go to tonight. I'll be feigning great surprise. . . .