I2KanGrow
Active member
I don't live in a MMJ state, but if I did, I still don't know if I'd have the nerve, and trust in our government to register as a medical cannabis user. The concept of telling the government that I use cannabis... well, it just scares the crap out of me.
I have visions of being put on some future target list. My wife has a federal government job, & I have a job at a state university - we can't afford to lose it all because I've made it clear to the government that "I'm a stoner".
To set the record straight, I've had 2 back surgeries for degenerated disks, and there are days when I'm in serious discomfort, so I sometimes medicate.
I will NOT take opioids, that to me is a trap.
If I were in a state that allows for registration, I'm sure that I'd have no difficulties with qualifying for a card - one look at my back MRI, and my years of Dr. records would be all it takes to prove that I've got serious back issues, but once registered, would they now have something that they could use against me in the future, should they want to.
Call me paranoid, but I have nightmares of some supremely conservative state government getting into office, & changing their minds, I don't think I'd like them to know that I've "used pot to feel better" in the past... the concept scares me. I have little trust in the benevolence of our government.
Am I being ridiculous?
I have visions of being put on some future target list. My wife has a federal government job, & I have a job at a state university - we can't afford to lose it all because I've made it clear to the government that "I'm a stoner".
To set the record straight, I've had 2 back surgeries for degenerated disks, and there are days when I'm in serious discomfort, so I sometimes medicate.
I will NOT take opioids, that to me is a trap.
If I were in a state that allows for registration, I'm sure that I'd have no difficulties with qualifying for a card - one look at my back MRI, and my years of Dr. records would be all it takes to prove that I've got serious back issues, but once registered, would they now have something that they could use against me in the future, should they want to.
Call me paranoid, but I have nightmares of some supremely conservative state government getting into office, & changing their minds, I don't think I'd like them to know that I've "used pot to feel better" in the past... the concept scares me. I have little trust in the benevolence of our government.
Am I being ridiculous?