Here's my story.

I was pretty clean cut growing up. I've always felt positively toward marijuana and marijuana users, but I always felt that I couldn't use weed because of its illegal status. I said that if it were ever legalized, I would try it then.

Obviously, I changed my mind. The first time I tried weed, I was 24 or 25 years old. A friend of mine had grown a plant and I ate some brownies that he made from the leaves. Then, I didn't smoke again until a few years later, when I developed chronic pain, anxiety, and suicidal depression.

The weed really helped me during that time, and thanks to the perspective I gained from the introspective/spiritual nature of the herb, I'm still alive and feeling great. I made a lot of positive changes in my life due to my use of medical marijuana.

Primarily, as I said, I attribute the changes to the spiritual/introspective benefits of the herb. Of course, its anti-inflammatory properties help me, too, and I love that marijuana helps to prevent cancer.

And I use hemp seed as a dietary supplement for its essential fatty acid and protein profile.

I only wish that growing and using cannabis were legal... I believe that cannabis is God-given and that we all have the right to grow and use this beautiful herb.