How Has Marijuana Helped You?
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It has helped me medically. I was diagnosed with IBS and whenever I smoke my GUT feels better almost instantly. I have tried all kinds of prescriptions and nothing has come even close to the effectiveness of ganja.
It also mellowed me out a ton.
I think it has helped me open my eyes to a lot of things that I may not have considered otherwise.
It also mellowed me out a ton.
I think it has helped me open my eyes to a lot of things that I may not have considered otherwise.
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Iron_Lion
I used to have an explosive temper and was a very mean person, MJ has helped me take the edge off and make me a much more tolerable person to be around. I also had quite the drinking problem growing up, and was on the road to being a full blown alcoholic (if I wasnt alread) denial is a powerful thing, MJ has helped me put alcohol behind me, now I may only have like 6 or less beers a month. By growing MJ I have also gained a better understanding and appreciation of the world around me, growing a medicinal plant from seed is a life changing experience. It has has also given me a mode to connect with people I might not have been able to connect with otherwise, I am now teaching a disabled family friend how to grow his own medicine, this will help him have a better quality of life and save him a few bucks in the process, he used to only be able to get ahold of really sh!tty brick weed, now he'll have some asskicking home grown to puff on.
Smiler
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From my early 20's I smoked but did not drink. I stopped smoking about 5 years ago and began drinking like a drowning man. I had my transplant Jan this year and am now back on the MJ, happily. Unlike the drink MJ helps with my HepC, in every way, pain, appetite, mood, sleep and clear thinking. When I was on the alcohol I was violent, selfish, dishonest, and ultimately killing myself. I regret the alcohol but not now or ever MJ.
Strange world we live in, I can drink man made substances until my death causing trouble everywhere I go but am not allowed to sit in my house troubling no-one and smoke a gift from god/nature.
Strange world we live in, I can drink man made substances until my death causing trouble everywhere I go but am not allowed to sit in my house troubling no-one and smoke a gift from god/nature.
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hippiechild
I've been smoking since I was 14, and I have to say that smoking that 1st bowl was one of the best decisions I ever made! I personally smoke for recreational and medical purposes, and I'm def happiest when I'm high or stoned. 
In my opinion it helps overall with everything, and gets me through my day, every day! I smoke in the morning to get ready for the day, then I smoke throughout the day, and then I smoke at night to help me sleep. It really helps with headaches and cramps too.
All I know is I'm happy and will continue to smoke for the rest of my life.
In my opinion it helps overall with everything, and gets me through my day, every day! I smoke in the morning to get ready for the day, then I smoke throughout the day, and then I smoke at night to help me sleep. It really helps with headaches and cramps too.
All I know is I'm happy and will continue to smoke for the rest of my life.
I think it helped "center" me emotionally when I was younger, now its a nice pick me up when I have mundane work to do, or else a very nice painkiller and relaxation aid when I am weary. It has also become a major hobby!
Like Iron Lion I'm violent by nature, and cannabis taught me to control my temper and be more tolerant of others. It has also helped me to hold an increased level of concentration for longer periods of time. Learning is easier and faster for me now than when I was younger.
river rat01
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it has helped make ends meet.
On days like today when I'm all of the sudden hit with stomach flu (or something like it)...a nice indica relaxes me and helps with the nausea. And...earmuffs guys....cramps
Oh yeah...and it keeps me from wanting to slap stupid people
Plus...I'm just a stoner and I like to be hazy and giggle like an idiot. I'm about 5 in my head most of the time, haha.
Seriously though...it makes things more interesting, I'm not really easily amused most of the time. It helps with depression and anxiety and even more important, smoking and growing the weeds is a common interest between me and my man. Weed is important in many areas of my life.
Oh yeah...and it keeps me from wanting to slap stupid people
Plus...I'm just a stoner and I like to be hazy and giggle like an idiot. I'm about 5 in my head most of the time, haha.
Seriously though...it makes things more interesting, I'm not really easily amused most of the time. It helps with depression and anxiety and even more important, smoking and growing the weeds is a common interest between me and my man. Weed is important in many areas of my life.
I have always had a very...very addictive personality...
Now I have it narrowed down to weed and beer--
Weed is my Methadone, Aspirin, Vicodin, Muscle Relaxer, ADD Meds...just to name a few of my Medical reasons--
It has also helped me give something back...I help my good friends out with free meds...(The ones who really need it...elderly, MS Patient, Pro Riders with tons of hardware....)
I grow, and I would be lying if I said I didn't make $$...even tho I am Legal, I can still make a salary and recoup costs--
It gives me a hobby, and a great future as a Grower...I am getting a li'l old to be crawling all over houses, painting them--
Legal Cannabis is also my Retirement Plan--
Now I have it narrowed down to weed and beer--
Weed is my Methadone, Aspirin, Vicodin, Muscle Relaxer, ADD Meds...just to name a few of my Medical reasons--
It has also helped me give something back...I help my good friends out with free meds...(The ones who really need it...elderly, MS Patient, Pro Riders with tons of hardware....)
I grow, and I would be lying if I said I didn't make $$...even tho I am Legal, I can still make a salary and recoup costs--
It gives me a hobby, and a great future as a Grower...I am getting a li'l old to be crawling all over houses, painting them--
Legal Cannabis is also my Retirement Plan--
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h^2 O
it gives me the will to live. What has it NOT done for me. I AM cannabis. I LIVE it.
lidspinner
Member
it got me off methadone....100% MJ only....no other side drugs to help withdrawls......weaned myself off and needed MJ in high doses.....I was on either oxycontin or methadone for about 7 years......MJ got me healthy again, I was on my way to the grave with those painkillers.....I wish I could share my story with an actual influential person in the govt that could help make this stuff legal in EVERY state.......it is a shame that people are dying everyday from painkiller use and the solvent is right out in the open but they wither will not try it because its illegal, or they just dont know about it. I make this statement about once a month and i live by it, it is my creed.....MJ saved my life.
Helped me spend a lot of money.
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movingtocally
It served as a precursor to questioning the standard path at a very young age. I was very young when the doobies first started flowing, and I noticed right away the disparity between alcohol use and the vilified marijuana user. I remember watching dramatic commercials of peoples brains being fried and so fourth, and contrasted that to the potheads I knew-smart, ambitious, funny, and stable. I realized early on that something very fucked up was going on with the higher ups who ran this dump.
In that sense, it gave me a sociopolitical jumpstart, that eventually parlayed into some pretty worthwhile psychological self-help as well. Admittedly, I find a lot of the enlightenment talk to be exaggerated pseudo intellectual hippy bullshit. To some degree though, I think it can help 'center' you in a positive way that might be unachievable for some in other states of consciousness.
In that sense, it gave me a sociopolitical jumpstart, that eventually parlayed into some pretty worthwhile psychological self-help as well. Admittedly, I find a lot of the enlightenment talk to be exaggerated pseudo intellectual hippy bullshit. To some degree though, I think it can help 'center' you in a positive way that might be unachievable for some in other states of consciousness.
montehierba
Member
good to me
good to me
i could not ever thank it enough, it has given me everything in li
fe.
viva la hierba!
good to me
i could not ever thank it enough, it has given me everything in li
fe.viva la hierba!
