The AMT Marijuana Thread

josevolution

Hi! said:

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Meltdown99

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

Toronto man loses driver’s licence after disclosing marijuana use to doctor

https://globalnews.ca/news/4840444/man-loses-licence-after-admitting-smoking-marijuana/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalNational&fbclid=IwAR3aLXG1BmwgIbgY-mOz3OZf9nMeHpGmNtPQkGBYprqHrfwRlCxQseXwuMg

Yeah, there are some real POS doctors out there, that's for sure. I remember the family doctor me and my sister saw when we were kids ended up trying to dissuade my sister from going on birth control when she became sexually active. He refused to prescribe her the pill and told her not to have sex. Obvioisly she found a different doctor, and so did I.

The guy would be long retired and dead by now, thank goodness.

I do not understand some doctors.  To me, doctors are supposed to meet patients needs while causing no harm.  Not prescribing birth control is just dumb, really dumb.    As for suspending someone's licence for cannabis with no evidence that this guy drives high.  Does he report his alcoholic patients, his opioid-addicted patients?  

Meltdown99

Kentucky GOP Lawmaker Chose Marijuana Over Opiates To Battle Cancer
https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/kentucky-gop-lawmaker-chose-marijuana-over-opiates-to-battle-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR20gSmK1ydm7ulTt-oUenf32Dzl5mSJrR5G70lp9XOtcIlTjXCsXTmiHXw

oftenreading

17,000 applicants for an initial 25 spots in a lottery to see who gets to open the first (legal) bricks-and-mortar cannabis stores in Ontario.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/01/12/25-ontario-pot-license-lottery-winners-announced-out-of-17k-applicants_a_23640987/?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage

Meltdown99

It's being done that way because you can not expect people to invest in a business and have no product, and currently, the government-run operation is having trouble meeting the demand.  The lottery system was a fair system and I believe none of the well-known names in the Cannabis retail industry were awarded licences, so many of these will be true small businesses.  But in no way is the black market going away, I can do a quick google search have the Cannabis product of my choice delivered to my door within 2 hours for less than the government dealers.

lastexitlondon

Can anyone tell me the best strain for anxiety.  I may not have a choice of strains here in England but I want to know what to look out for I've heard indica strains. If so what is the highest indica strain etc. Enlighten me please

Hi!

I’ve honestly never understood how people take marijuana for anxiety. I guess it works differently for people but in my case I would say marijuana causes anxiety in certain cases. I think it has with me a little. I feel like marijuana would be good for people with adhd but that isn’t listed in the approved symptoms in order to receive a medical card in MI. It’s different for everybody I guess.

lastexitlondon

Yeah I have found it increases anxiety. I desperately don't want it to because I need a release. Drink is bad. And I have been hearing weed can help but never found it so. So I would try a strain that is popular with sufferers and I have chronic health anxiety over many years and all meds I've had have neg effects. I would love a natural way

Hi!

lastexitlondon said:

Yeah I have found it increases anxiety. I desperately don't want it to because I need a release. Drink is bad. And I have been hearing weed can help but never found it so. So I would try a strain that is popular with sufferers and I have chronic health anxiety over many years and all meds I've had have neg effects. I would love a natural way

I’m sure you’ve received plenty of advice over the years. Only thing I would say is accept you have anxiety, deal with it the best you can, and exercise will probably work better than anything. Drink and weed probably not the answer.

rgambs

lastexitlondon said:

Yeah I have found it increases anxiety. I desperately don't want it to because I need a release. Drink is bad. And I have been hearing weed can help but never found it so. So I would try a strain that is popular with sufferers and I have chronic health anxiety over many years and all meds I've had have neg effects. I would love a natural way

You aren't likely to find a single strain that relieves anxiety if others don't.  The strains are not nearly as different as many people believe.  Sure, there are differences, but no matter what anyone says, marijuana is not a medicine, it's an effective remedy.  The difference is that a medicine is extracted, concentrated, and precisely controlled, and despite what some will advertise, no marijuana product has the level of precision and consistency that it would require to be a real medicine.
If marijuana gives you anxiety, it's just the way it is.  People with anxiety aren't often relieved by mind altering substances, unfortunately.

Meltdown99

lastexitlondon said:

Can anyone tell me the best strain for anxiety.  I may not have a choice of strains here in England but I want to know what to look out for I've heard indica strains. If so what is the highest indica strain etc. Enlighten me please

The Best Cannabis Strains for Anxiety

https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/what-are-the-best-cannabis-strains-for-anxiety

josevolution

Yeah I don’t really deal with buying weed just because of anxiety , I have more control by growing my own it turns out better no to much anxiety at all I also found that eating edibles instead of smoking it cuts down on anxiety for me ...

Hi!

rgambs said:

lastexitlondon said:

Yeah I have found it increases anxiety. I desperately don't want it to because I need a release. Drink is bad. And I have been hearing weed can help but never found it so. So I would try a strain that is popular with sufferers and I have chronic health anxiety over many years and all meds I've had have neg effects. I would love a natural way

You aren't likely to find a single strain that relieves anxiety if others don't.  The strains are not nearly as different as many people believe.  Sure, there are differences, but no matter what anyone says, marijuana is not a medicine, it's an effective remedy.  The difference is that a medicine is extracted, concentrated, and precisely controlled, and despite what some will advertise, no marijuana product has the level of precision and consistency that it would require to be a real medicine.
If marijuana gives you anxiety, it's just the way it is.  People with anxiety aren't often relieved by mind altering substances, unfortunately.

Truth

lastexitlondon

Ok thanks I was just looking into it as a relaxing thing but yeah I accept I have anxiety amongst other stuff. I heard people say oh it helps with my anxiety and I was naturally curious as I'm getting older and worse   I'm looking into anything really

Meltdown99

lastexitlondon said:

Ok thanks I was just looking into it as a relaxing thing but yeah I accept I have anxiety amongst other stuff. I heard people say oh it helps with my anxiety and I was naturally curious as I'm getting older and worse   I'm looking into anything really

Cannabis has helped with anxiety for me, I was on anxiety medicine in the past.  You know one of the side effects of those anxiety meds I was on...could cause suicidal thoughts.  I never heard of Cannabis causing suicidal thoughts.

lastexitlondon

Yeah I had one med that did do that. I've tried so many. Oh well

Meltdown99

lastexitlondon said:

Yeah I had one med that did do that. I've tried so many. Oh well

When you use Cannabis, does it relax you at all?  Because Cannabis is not necessarily going to work for everybody, but that can be said for anxiety medicine.  You did say you tried many different meds as well, so obviously they are not helping as well as you like.  

I found the longer I was on my anxiety meds, the less effective they were in controlling anxiety.  Anxiety is so damn tough on people.  All I can say is just keep trying, never give up.  A few years ago, I was having regular panic attacks. Since I decided to ditch the anxiety meds and use Cannabis to treat anxiety I no longer have panic attacks and my anxiety is minimal.  

You live London, maybe see if there are compassionate clubs.  They are essentially illegal clubs who help people who want Cannabis to treat ailments.  There are some in my area, they also help people who can not afford Cannabis.

There are now three insurance companies in Canada that allow medical licence holders to submit for reimbursement, The real Canadian Superstore now reimburses medicinal users who are employed by them, the Canadian Armed Forces reimburses up to 5 grams a day.

I'm not sure insurance companies would be reimbursing people if they did not believe that Cannabis has some benefit in getting people off unnecessary pharmaceuticals, and unlike big pharma, I'm paying the same for my Cannabis that I was 6 years ago.  Do you think pharma would hold the line on pricing for 6 years?

Meltdown99

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Meltdown99 said:

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lastexitlondon

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