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I've had pain killers prescribed maybe a half-dozen times and the only one for which pot wouldn't have been at least as good was the time I had fairly serious a

I've had pain killers prescribed maybe a half-dozen times and the only one for which pot wouldn't have been at least as good was the time I had fairly serious abdominal surgery—and even in that case, I'm not 100% sure weed wouldn't have done the job. Plus, they usually prescribe me way more than I want or need—I may take one or two pills, and they prescribe me six or eight or ten—which inflates sales for these companies while doing no actual good. For most of those cases (plus some times when I don't/can't get a prescription but still feel really bad—which makes weed a super-hero because I don't have to do the "will I still feel bad enough in 24 hours that it's worth losing 3 miserable hours to driving and waiting rooms and lines, trying to get a prescription?" gamble, I just already have some on hand or can go out and get it in like 30 minutes, guaranteed) I really just need something that can let me sleep at night. Weed does that just fine unless the pain or discomfort is really extreme.

meroes 4y ago
I didn't mean to make the point weed should be substituted for opioids. But all of weed's symptoms are a proper subset of all of opioid's. Less powerful but less addicting and harmful to simplify. And that alone means we should be able to prescribe weed where appropriate.
tastyfreeze 4y ago
After minor abdominal surgery I found that the prescribed opiates made the pain go away to where I felt like I could do everything I normally did. So, instead of resting like I should have I would try to do things and be in serious pain when the opiates wore off. Cannabis, on the other hand, I could still feel the pain but I could put it in the back of my mind. This allowed me to be aware that I needed to rest and heal and not be completely focused on the pain. I stopped taking the opiates after the first day.

meroes 4y ago

I didn't mean to make the point weed should be substituted for opioids. But all of weed's symptoms are a proper subset of all of opioid's. Less powerful but less addicting and harmful to simplify. And that alone means we should be able to prescribe weed where appropriate.

tastyfreeze 4y ago

After minor abdominal surgery I found that the prescribed opiates made the pain go away to where I felt like I could do everything I normally did. So, instead of resting like I should have I would try to do things and be in serious pain when the opiates wore off. Cannabis, on the other hand, I could still feel the pain but I could put it in the back of my mind. This allowed me to be aware that I needed to rest and heal and not be completely focused on the pain. I stopped taking the opiates after the first day.