Medical Marijuana

compassionate use????I need it for lots of reasons and all my drs said NO.its for extreme pain and MS only.

what do they mean exactly compassionate use?????almost dead!!!!!almost overdosed from pain killers!!!!!!can you explain this horror to me....I have been fighting with all my drs.for years for many stomach issues...NO NO NO....grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Oh re: the "compassionate use" thing. From what I understand, and this is just my personal opinion, "compassionate use" means lots of red tape, ambiguous wording, patients jumping through hoops, and government being too involved in what should be a personal right. The FDA has an official compassionate use policy which is clear as mud. 

Blue---I sent you a PM

Christina---I agree with closed minds and lack of compassion but i also feel the old mighty dollar has something to do with it too.its always how much can who/they make.dont you think?

I heard someone say if they won the lottery the first thing that they would do was move out of NJ.....wonder why???

Hi Ladies,

Have been taking MMJ ever since April this year I was dx back in early March this year with IDC BC at stage IV with mets on both lungs. I live in England and risk going to prison if I get caught growing it, we make the oil out of the Indica strain bud using solvents which is very dangerous and we have to do it at night cause its illegal over here, I ingest it in a capsule form and have followed rick simpsons guidelines, it certainly helped me through chemo and helps me sleep now due to hot flushes from tamoxifen, I am currently on herceptin also, and my lung mets are after chemo tiny and stable, obviously we dont know what is keeping them stable it could be the chemo it could be the hemp oil, I would not advise anyone with cancer to smoke it but you can buy something called a vapouriser to take the bud without harming your lungs, I personally don't but it is an option. Being at stage IV from the get go has made me realize that I really don't care about anything anymore and if it means its saving my life to do something deemed illegal then so be it, I have to try everything within my power to prolong my life and survive, I don't just take MMJ I also have completely changed my diet and green juice ala Kris Carr.

Mandalala - If they do legalize it I would definately look to move over to sweden I love swedish design (I am a designer) and if I can buy the oil without living in fear of the law I will do, can you keep us posted on that point of legilization. Many Thanks

Sending you all healing vibes

love and light

sarahsweety xxx 

P.S. my Onc. knows all about what I take and make. 

Sarahsweety – Copenhagen is in Denmark. In Sweden, it is just getting possible to mention legalization without becoming a complete outcast ... but from there, an actual legalization is many years away. Sweden is nice, but it's also the promised land of moral panic, in my opinion. (As if mmj would threaten anyone's moral ...) 

Anyway, I will keep you posted. Tell your mets to keep shrinking and good luck with your garden work!

Momine – LOL, too 

I knew you accuse us of a lot, but that one I never heard! 

Oh, I thought you thought Swedes 1) just crawl around drunk in Copenhagen and Helsingør, 2) are moralists and 3) are just not Danish! Swedish accusations against Danes are that 1) they are racists, 2) they "speak with porridge in their throats" and 3) their cooking sucks ... 

Prejudices can be quite fun! 

Told ya we have humor But, yeah, it is getting a bit OT. BTW, are you any relation to the Sterner family by some wild chance?

It is legal in Arizona too.  There are lots of places you can go and "apply" for a card.  Cancer patients do qualify.  Many people get a rx for insomnia and things like that.   I think funny though, it is medically legal but a felony if no rx and even have even one seed!  I am going for tx #6 on Tues of TAC.  I have had terrible nausea and stomach issues.  I am going to ask my onc if he prescribes it and if not I am seriously thinking of stopping at place that says "medical marijuana" on the way home.  A friend gave me some drops last round and it totally helped.  I would like to try during worst days of chemo and see if it helps.  I tried acupuncture also, helped a little but nothing like drops.  I agree with you Sharon I would much rather take a couple drops than all the heavy stuff.  Happy New Year!

Sara ♥

my onc has hemp pills that he offered but I declined as pot gives me the munchies. I assume med pot is legal here in ohio in a pill form, I smoked it anyways for recreation, but since I quit smoking cigs, have not been smoking pot. But it helps with stomach issues and with sleeplessness.

Momine – I know of some Sterner's, but just by name, not in person, so no relations.

Layla – Some studies show that marijuana may also protect against breast cancer and bc recurrence. I have posted some links in this thread earlier.

BlueCowgirl – I just felt that we (or I) might go on forever and that hijacking the thread might not be OK ... but I take the chance  

So, Momine again – I am curious about the sexually predatory thing! What are we doing? (I have a feeling that it has to be someone else, but for now I call it "we".) About cooking: I quite like some traditional Scandinavian food, like pickled herring. But some of it is yucky, like the Swedish sweet, spongy bread which not even Swedes eat anymore, I think. And the fermented herring, of course.

By the way, have you seen the tv series Bron (The Bridge)? A friend suggested that the character Saga Norén – the Asperger police inspector – was an image of how Danes see Swedes. What do you think?

Medical thc is available by rx. It is called Dronibinal. If you want to sleep through the worst days of chemo ( which I strongly suggest) it works great as a sedative. Also will help with lack of appetite.

No hang over like some of the other chemicals on the market.

LOL, I have to get this series. By the way, I don't necessarily think the approach is bad. 

Danes can be really bad too though. Two of my girlfriends shared an apartment years ago. They are quite bohemian, so they also shared a bed. Not as lovers, just for practicality, so they would only need one bedroom. One day they found an American backpacker in the street. He was out of money, so they took him home to give him food and shelter. At bedtime, each girl stripped naked for bed and told him he could sleep in the middle. Then they said goodnight and went to sleep. The poor boy was apparently very confused. They told me the story, because I lived in the US at the time, and they thought that maybe I could explain to them why the boy had been so confused and upset.