cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53019480
Warl0k3 5 points 6 days ago
There's an argument to be made that if you're gonna be in pain regardless, you might as well have some fun as well. And that's a fair enough argument, I just wish weed was couched in those terms instead of the constant "it will fix you" line...
dethedrus 2 points 5 days ago
I don’t have any interest in it to be honest. I don’t care if others use, but it’s never been for me.
So I just do the best I can to stay healthy and minimize the ill effects of my poorly constructed Frankenstein’s monster body.
bjoern_tantau 3 points 6 days ago
Was surprised to hear that come from my father. And I would have gladly tested it if I hadn't heard a ton of anecdotes that it doesn't work or might be harmful for our case.
Warl0k3 7 points 6 days ago
<rant>
It's fairly effective for some very niche things, like specific types of seizures, limited pain management without the impact of opiates or the ever popular "getting cancer patients to actually eat something". Unfortunately people tend to forget that in those cases it's a prescription medication, and that weed isn't some magical exception where self-prescription of strong psychotropic drugs suddenly becomes a good idea because of it's inherent groovy properties. Counter to the widely held belief, weed can indeed have unpleasant or downright dangerous side effects (ex: in my case it's a reliable trigger for my seizures, which makes constantly being recommended weed to treat my seizures Very Tedious) and it's not a good idea to prescribe it without exception.
It's a perfectly fine recreational substance, but much like alcohol just because it's used recreationally doesn't make it safe.
</rant>
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