I have fibromyalgia (chronic pain disorder), and have had it for 4 years, so I know of what Braddog is talking about. I HATED taking other drugs for pain, both antidepressants that claimed they would work, but didn't, and opiates, which left me feeling icky and becoming addicted. I work as a nursing tech in the ER, and I see what narcotics do to people. Combined with herb and exercise (I eat it to avoid carcinogens, and I'm too cheap to buy a vaporizer) my pain is about a 75% reduction to what it used to be. I used to never even get out of bed because just putting on clothing hurt. Now I can live my life to what I want to, regardless of what AMA thinks.

I had one elderly patient come in one day for chest pains, and I asked the "do you use recreational drugs" question, he said "No, but I do grow it for teenagers in my farm, and I make great profit from it. Does that count?" I nearly DIED laughing, and so did he.

I made good friends with that man, and he ALWAYS gives a discount because of that day.

Cannabis is NOT the evil. More people abuse RX drugs and end up in the slums than from cannabis.