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[dave420atya]

What time is it? OH , I gotta go! It's 4:20 somewhere. Here in Alabama they would hang me if I was busted with a 1/4 oz. Oh ,well.

[Ben]

Normally if I don't have any other problems, dope makes my back hurt in or around the break. Not just hurt but more of what is already there. It makes it so i don't pay much attention too what I'm doing unless its something like playing guitar and my eyes are closed anyway. on the upside i get really and i mean like stupid horny. my girlfriend says it help with that end of things. i'm not sure about it helping with erections much but thats what cialis or viagra are for anyway! when i have a bad gut or a sore stomach muscles its works great for that too.. That part is super and the only downfall too having good guts is that i never seem too have enough food too eat. The munchies are going too kill me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i don't smoke everyday though i think it makes me stupid if i do and my girlfriend doesn't want me that much. I'll wear her out and destroy my arms at the same time. I'm 35 and very crunchy so i have too take it alittle easier than i used too.

[E-DOG]

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I've found that a few hits do relieve spasms, especially at nite when they seem to be most prolific. I've been partaking, I'd guess, for around 38 years or so and I've seen it do a lot of good for a lot of people! Never did me any harm.

What was the topic?

Oh yeah, Marijuana as medicine. In California we now have more weed dispensaries than 7-11 convenience stores. Good thing too; not easy for me to get around just yet. There's a wide variety
of strains to choose from though most of the Indicas and Sativas have been interbred with each other creating somewhat of a generic buzz. Anywhoo. Gettin' kinda hungry so talk at ya later.

[longhaul]

Different kinds of pot effect the body differently. Sativias are more of a mental effect and the Kush's have more of a body effect. I can smoke Haze and it makes the world a hell of a lot easier to deal with it makes me chuckle and grin a lot. Kush s are great for sleep or to kick back and forget the whole thing for a while. Pot is medicine and if you use the right kind and the right amount it can help big time.

[Chilepepper]

longhaul, on Mar 6 2008, 05:00 AM, said:

Different kinds of pot effect the body differently. Sativias are more of a mental effect and the Kush's have more of a body effect. I can smoke Haze and it makes the world a hell of a lot easier to deal with it makes me chuckle and grin a lot. Kush s are great for sleep or to kick back and forget the whole thing for a while. Pot is medicine and if you use the right kind and the right amount it can help big time. attachment

I used to smoke a lot pot years ago then stopped for a couple of years. Then started up again and for what ever reason I would get these negative side effects. My legs would hurt and was extremely tense. My wife hated being around me when I smoked. She says I was not the same person, in that I kinda acted weird. So every once in awhile I will smoke a joint or splif with friends. But 98% of the time I just pass when they offer. When I first started dating my wife then girlfriend she could never tell when i smoked because I smoked all the time. Sex was better in that the sensation was heightened to a level that was just fantastic, and total body stone. Now if I take a few tokes before sex my mind is
spinning like crazy, thinking of things that just don;t make sense at that given time. It's really weird how all this happens when having a toke or two. I know the pot now a days is a lot stronger than in previous years. And I;m thinking this might be the problem or it just could be an add vill effect from smoking pot for so many many years then stopping then starting again. OH well how knows, but would be nice if I could smoke a joint again and just get a good old nice buzz on. :o)

[Tired of hurting]

Guess what I know why it works for some of us...I wrote a reseach paper on it in college. We have two kinds of pain recepters in our spinal cords,opinate and canabaniod. Opinate receptors respond to vicodin,IBP,Aleve,lortab,ex. Where as we have 50-100 times more canabiniod recepters in our spinal cord. Thats why it works so well for spasms. Just like all drugs nothing works for everybody. I know a lot of people who it has helped a lot. Some preferr to cook with it,and eat it. You can also soak it in alcohol and make a tincture. One time a tablespoon put a friend out, who had severe back spasm for 6 hrs. He swears by it...

[kewlcatkez]

juls, on Nov 14 2006, 02:42 AM, said:

I used to but i've found that it seems to flare my nerve pain up...unless you make brownies/cookies, for some reason eating it doesn't effect my nerve pain

The odd time (post) I have had cannabis has also heightened my pain too, but my other types..it made me a little detached from my neuro pain...The thing with my situation is b/c I have additional issues on top of my paralysis, the relaxant effect exacerbates my dislocations and as they are almost constant anyway, well that is scary...Being asthmatic is also a no no for smoking it really...too.

Eating it never worked for me, probably b/c I didn't use enough.

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[dancin' johnny]

Love it.

Helps and hinders me but with experimentation i have found certain types and strains work better than others and different weeds and hashes should be tried in small doses to start with and in a vaporizer . if u wanna spliff bear in mind tobacco is a killer.
When it works on me I cannot feel my legs at all. im t10/11 complete so the root pain and the spasms and the electricity and buzzing and the feeling that someone has put my phantom feet in a vice can get me down, the biggest thing i miss from my ab days is comfort. i cannot get comfortable unless I have slept solidly wake up rigid and stay like that without moving, getting stoned sometimes makes me feel this just a torso feeliing with no pain totally relaxed and funny. Just wish weed was legal in the uk so i knew what i was buying, thc is replaced with miniture glass beads by some unscrupulous dealers, imagine the people who cook with it!!! cooking with it is my next move when I can locate a good supply or i move to Holland.

From one Doobie Brother to the rest,

Peace xx

[stecurtis331]

yeh ive tried weed a few times and it does relax but didnt take my spasms off,my wife was laughing her head off coz i had a whitey with not ever having it before i think i put too much in the joint.

i havent had the fit of giggles yet,though i get the munchies.

[E-DOG]

stecurtis331, on May 26 2008, 05:56 AM, said:

yeh ive tried weed a few times and it does relax but didnt take my spasms off,my wife was laughing her head off coz i had a whitey with not ever having it before i think i put too much in the joint.

i havent had the fit of giggles yet,though i get the munchies.

Sir.
What is a whitey?
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[hurbshankin]

I started smokin' herb when I was a sophomore in college. Funny thing, the more I smoked the better the grades I got. Pot helps my brain slow down so I can focus and stay on track. The weed certainly helps with my spasms but can also send blood pressure down enough to make me lightheaded. Still enjoy it everyday though. Anyone know if I could get a script for it here in NY state?

Hurb :DI started smokin' herb when I was a sophomore in college. Funny thing, the more I smoked the better the grades I got. Pot helps my brain slow down so I can focus and stay on track. The weed certainly helps with my spasms but can also send blood pressure down enough to make me lightheaded. Still enjoy it everyday though. Anyone know if I could get a script for it here in NY state?

Hurb

[nomis]

I'm still wanting to know what a "whitey" is?
My imagination is doing overtime.

[Trinity]

Whitey is obviously a british term, basically happens when you're not used to smoking, you turn white and throw up, also known as a white out or pulling a whitey, I think most people have experienced this at least once in their smoking career!
Trin X

[topperf]

Haven't been smoking for 10 years, but seriously thinking about taking it up again, just to see if it would have any effect on pain..

[gustifer]

trinity, on Jun 20 2008, 04:19 PM, said:

I think most people have experienced this at least once in their smoking career!
Trin X

OH YEAH! After my 1st 5 footer all in one breath. Yup! Knock Out! That kind feels gooood afterwords, though. A whitey after a few drinks? THOSE are the no no's. Smoke before beer, you're in the clear. Smoke after liquor and your bound to get sicker!

[Jackiefff]

smoking now after my accident, it makes my whole body tingle.. very uncomfortable.. hate it!

[longhaul]

When you try pot remember gustifer's advise and then try just a small amount to see what it is going to do to you. You can also eat it but it has to be cooked first. Pot is good for some folks and not for others if it ain't your thang try something else.

Edited by longhaul, 28 July 2008 - 12:48 AM.

[nomis]

longhaul, on Jul 28 2008, 09:56 AM, said:

...You can also eat it but it has to be cooked first....

I think you mean "better cooked" cos the raw ingredients ingested will still be active and you will behave accordingly.

[lune14]

Ok either I'm tired or I need a joint myself.... I just read this topic as "Marijuana is a spam retardant ".

[longhaul]

nomis, on Jul 28 2008, 03:06 AM, said:

longhaul, on Jul 28 2008, 09:56 AM, said:

...You can also eat it but it has to be cooked first....

I think you mean "better cooked" cos the raw ingredients ingested will still be active and you will behave accordingly.

The info I read said that the active ingredients are not active until they are heated to 210-225 degrees F for ten min. I have tried eating raw pot and it will work but it works much better when heated like in cookies or pot butter. Vaporizers heat the pot to the right temp so you don't get smoke just the active ingredients much different from smoking and healthier, or so "They" say.................. .

[Ches]

Longhaul sounds to me like you just volunteerd yourself to make some brownies... Thanks.

[E-DOG]

Ches, on Jul 29 2008, 04:04 AM, said:

Longhaul sounds to me like you just volunteerd yourself to make some brownies... Thanks.

No nuts.
I'm nuts enough.
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[StellaLAtella]

I agree. You have to cook it. I have found that a small coffee grinder/mill works well to crush the product down to a fine dust.
then sautee it with butter, but be careful to not burn your butter.
you can then add it to brownie mix or cookie dough. takes a while to figure out how much is right for the individual.

Nothin says lovin like somethin from MY oven!
~Stella

[longhaul]

E-DOG, on Jul 29 2008, 07:19 PM, said:

Ches, on Jul 29 2008, 04:04 AM, said:

Longhaul sounds to me like you just volunteerd yourself to make some brownies... Thanks.

No nuts.
I'm nuts enough.
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Dream on, but I do have one killer recipe for pot butter it's not green and it doesn't taste like grass. Anyone wants it let me know.......................

Ches, on Jul 29 2008, 04:04 AM, said:

Longhaul sounds to me like you just volunteerd yourself to make some brownies... Thanks.

Just one small problem, you gotta come here ta get em............................

[sits2much]

I went on a smoking benge about 8 months ago and was put to a halt after my friend turned me into the cops for having it!!! It really sucked and I was put on stay with the state... So I haven't dared getting anymore with me still being in the red!!!

I started to smoke because the pain and well everything was getting really bad and I couldn't afford all the prescriptions... Amazingly weed is cheaper than pills and works a lot better for me. I found that my pain was lessened, my spasms where less frequent, and I was able to just sit down and REALLY enjoy watching a TV show with out interruption. The only down fall was I don't get the munchies and there for I was dropping weight.

I wish I could find a doctor out here in my state that would give me a prescription for weed, for one it would save me money and two it would help save my kidneys and liver. I take at least 7 prescriptions just for neurogenic pain and muscle spasms alone. I know that the down fall to smoking weed is increased chance of lung cancer but I smoke cigs so I'm already there. I am afraid that my kidneys will shut down from all of the pills I'm on way before I have any lung related issues.

So in my opinion weed is not bad for all people and they should prescribe it to more SCI patients and not just to those with terminal illnesses or glaucoma. If you think about it SCI is kinda a terminal illness anyways, I haven't felt my feet nor legs since my accident..

[longhaul]

sits2much, on Aug 1 2008, 09:37 PM, said:

I went on a smoking benge about 8 months ago and was put to a halt after my friend turned me into the cops for having it!!! It really sucked and I was put on stay with the state... So I haven't dared getting anymore with me still being in the red!!!

I started to smoke because the pain and well everything was getting really bad and I couldn't afford all the prescriptions... Amazingly weed is cheaper than pills and works a lot better for me. I found that my pain was lessened, my spasms where less frequent, and I was able to just sit down and REALLY enjoy watching a TV show with out interruption. The only down fall was I don't get the munchies and there for I was dropping weight.

I wish I could find a doctor out here in my state that would give me a prescription for weed, for one it would save me money and two it would help save my kidneys and liver. I take at least 7 prescriptions just for neurogenic pain and muscle spasms alone. I know that the down fall to smoking weed is increased chance of lung cancer but I smoke cigs so I'm already there. I am afraid that my kidneys will shut down from all of the pills I'm on way before I have any lung related issues.

So in my opinion weed is not bad for all people and they should prescribe it to more SCI patients and not just to those with terminal illnesses or glaucoma. If you think about it SCI is kinda a terminal illness anyways, I haven't felt my feet nor legs since my accident..

Hey you are welcome to come to California. Utah is a mean ass state for pot smokers ain't it. Move to Big Water they only fine you $10.00 for less than an oz. http://stopthedrugwa.../bigwater.shtml Hang in there and next time don't tell nobody...............

[draco12]

juls, on Nov 14 2006, 02:42 AM, said:

I used to but i've found that it seems to flare my nerve pain up...unless you make brownies/cookies, for some reason eating it doesn't effect my nerve pain

when i stop smoking and am coming down the pain seems to come back worse than it began.

[E-DOG]

sits2much, on Aug 1 2008, 09:37 PM, said:

I went on a smoking benge about 8 months ago and was put to a halt after my friend turned me into the cops for having it!!!

Your friend turned you in to the authorities for smoking marijuana cuz it helped you with pain and spasms.
Well golly, I'd sure like to meet your friend. Sounds like good peeps to me.
What happens when you fall helplessly out of your wheelchair? Does she come up and shit on your face? Take your wallet and watch?
Sleep with your boyfriend, taking videos to force you to watch over and over again; as was done to Malcolm Mcdowel in "A Clockwork Orange"?
The milk of human kindness sours, dries, turns to cheese, then flakes away like so much dust in an unforgiving wind.
Perhaps we deserve no less being the human detritus, the spent, used jet trash of a society wanting new and improved or nothing at all.
Why I am still sickened by such egregious behavior after so many years of experiencing it I'll never know.
But I thank my lucky stars that I am.
For not to be, would suggest that I am evolving into something I would never want to be.
E-dog, pissed off big-time.

Edited by E-DOG, 21 September 2008 - 08:05 PM.

[the_walrus]

I started smoking pot when my friend gave me some after I failed a suicide attempt and it probably saved me, I have been smoking a little evrey day since high school, and though I didnt use it for spasms it helped with that too.
Great to see some smokers on here.

Edited by the_walrus, 27 November 2008 - 02:44 PM.

[Texas Angel Ang]

gustifer, on Jun 21 2008, 12:00 PM, said:

trinity, on Jun 20 2008, 04:19 PM, said:

I think most people have experienced this at least once in their smoking career!
Trin X

OH YEAH! After my 1st 5 footer all in one breath. Yup! Knock Out! That kind feels gooood afterwords, though. A whitey after a few drinks? THOSE are the no no's. Smoke before beer, you're in the clear. Smoke after liquor and your bound to get sicker!

Yep I learned that the hard way...

I personally don't smoke all the time but since this pain has recently surfaced in trying to stay away from painkillers, I went this route! I don't know what kind it is that I have but the hookup is great! Plus I get it free. Can't wait to share Gus