My mom just turned 53 on the 3rd of this month. She suffers from diabetis, (although it has been under control for quite some time) and a few years ago was diagnosed with rumatoid (sp) arthritus. She has EXPENSIVE pain medicine, that sometimes takes weeks to work, and sometimes doesn't even work. She grew up in the 60's and 70's and experimented with marijuana as a teenager and in her 20's. She works as a family counseler for young families, and before that, worked at the local courthouse, and worked as a nurse at a woman's health clinic. To summarize, she is a respectful adult, who loves helping people.

Thanksgiving 2004, my father and her husband for 20 some years passed away. Obviously she fell into a depression. Recently, she has begun dating, and met a great guy who used to be a hippie back in the day, and smokes marijuana to relax as he can't drink because of something with his liver. Because of my moms arthritus which can be so bad, that somedays she can't go to work because of it, her "gentleman friend" gave her a few joints to take home. She tried them, and she claims that it honestly helps her pain. She knows I smoke for recreational purposes, and thinks it's fine for teenagers to experiment, and just be kids. Some conservative people would look down on that, and think she is not being a responsible parent, which is the farthest from the truth.

Last week, our house was robbed, and all of her jewelry was stolen. The following day at work, she was crying, and hyperventating, due to her depression from the loss of my father, the fact that she was robbed, her pain from arthritus, etc... Today she was confronted by her boss who said something along the lines of "You've been acting different the past few years, and you aren't getting your work done on time. All you do is talk other co-workers about your problems and cry alot... You are being suspended from work for 3 days while we wait for the results of the drug test to cme back, which we would like you to take today." HER BOSS IS A BICTH. My mom is just going through a rough time in her life, and instead of her job being sympathetic, they order her a drug test, because of her obvious depression at work. She will be fired if she fails, and I have a feeling she will fail. She came clean and told her boss that she had tried smoking marijuana to alleviate the pain from her arthritus and that it seemed to work. She does not go to work high, she is just sad at work because of everything. The boss was a bitch and said "Well, no one will write you a prescription in this state. Move to california." in a sarcastic, and bitchy way. We live in the mid-west where it is illegal to possess, use, distribute, grow, etc... marijuana.

What could my mom do, so she doesn't lose her job? I use marijuana recreationally not to get messed up, as some people use drugs, but I use it because it enlightens me to my mind, and lets me enjoy senses much better. My mom uses it becaues it's the only thing that works for her pain. WHY THE FUCK IS IT ILLEGAL? Is there anyway to speed up the process for the legalisation of marijuana for medical purposes? That would be a step forward.... But I'm only 16, and there's not much I can do... I just think it's bullshit that a respecful adult (my mom) might lose her job, just because she uses the one thing that helps her...

There is NO reason marijuana should be illegal. It's a fucking plant...
Anyway, if my mom loses her job, she'll have to ifnd another one, and then on her references, they will just tell her new job that she got fired because she failed a drug test, and then it will make her look like a druggie, which she's not...
Should I suggest my mom join NORML, or some online medical marijuana club? It helps her, and I don't want her getting fired for it... What should I do?
horror business Reviewed by horror business on . Need help/info for my mom. My mom just turned 53 on the 3rd of this month. She suffers from diabetis, (although it has been under control for quite some time) and a few years ago was diagnosed with rumatoid (sp) arthritus. She has EXPENSIVE pain medicine, that sometimes takes weeks to work, and sometimes doesn't even work. She grew up in the 60's and 70's and experimented with marijuana as a teenager and in her 20's. She works as a family counseler for young families, and before that, worked at the local courthouse, and Rating: 5