That sucks about NC man. A guy I used to work with told me about his father in law who lives in NC. He was taking tons of pain pills and drinking booze to deal with phantom pain from a lost leg. He had also become very bitter and mean, no one wanted to be around him. One of his buddies got him to try smoking for the pain and it worked great. He stopped the pills and booze and turned back into the nice guy his friends and family remembered. He started painting and playing his guitar again, it completely changed his life for the better. I was really hoping this would pass just for him. I don't understand how anyone could feel righteous in denying medicine to a sick person.