My life would be hell! When I was 3 years old, a playmate tried, rather vigorously, to kill me with a hammer. I have dents in my skull and had almost constant headaches ranging from a little constant nagging pain, to repeating waves of pain that came crashing through my skull, to plain old migraines with visual distortions. I was straight for about a year (job issues) and finally my boss told me to see a doctor. Got scanned and xrayed and all- NOTHING IS WRONG WITH ME!!! I just hurt all the time without pot! So I saw ANOTHER doctor- a cannabis specialist and got (semi)legal. I found pot when I was 19 and it took a bit to connect the pain free periods with toking! After I finally figured it out, I did my best to keep toking on a daily basis. As long as I smoke pot- I'm normal. I get the occasional tension headache, but NOTHING like it was before! I have a very patient and caring personality and I believe that pot had a major part in forming who I am. Pain deforms your personality, makes you snappish and angry. Pain ages you and distracts you from the important things in life. I don't think I would like the person I'd be without pot. I'm a toker for life! - Granny