California MMJ Patients, Raise your hands!!!

In celebration of our new section, lets all raise our hands and introduce ourselves!

Hello, my name is vh13, and I'm a certified stoner!

Seriously though, I'm bipolar. Runs in the family 5+ generations deep. MMJ is an alternative to lithium for me, which I don't like and is very harmful to the body so I refuse to take it regularly.

Since I've been using MMJ medicinally (not just for fun), and thanks in large part to advice given to me by a few people in particular on this board, I have been freed of the burden of my genetic history.

For my treatment Kali Mist is my #1 medication, and gentle sedative indica dominant strains (herijuana, god's gift, blueberry, etc. ) are also important for me. I'm wary of using other sativa strains (besides KM) however, especially modern skunks, as they can really fuck me up.

Any other MMJ patients from California who'd like to introduce themselves?

Namaste, with a big fat blunt.

Hello----hop in to say hello and see where this goes. I am legit and was before I bought my first bulb. The Collective I belong to is very upfront and or legal conscious. Whereas the Owner works with an Attorney who Is in direct contact with the State Attorney of what "they" (the law makers) would like to see the direction of medical cannabis. Being a part of a collective is "from what I understand is a better way to shelter yourself from being considered a rogue grower or the likes of. I was told that "they" can monitor the amounts a bit better and track the sales better----Maybe has something to do with me using an oz a month so they can tell I use about that much and do not need to be flowering 10 at a time? Yet I disagree as the Sun is the best economical "green grow" out there, And as the old saying goes "Make hay when the sun's out" Or "burning daylight" really needs to be attached to that/ Summer outside---Me 15 Zips max type a thing as I can store for the winter and Spring till it comes around again. However I feel that I. nor you---- should be told--- which God to worship if any what you can smoke, snort, eat, or drink. If it were a health thing then the zip drinks would not be available!
\ I digress---
I am off the Zoloft pretty much---which by the way has an effect on your drive---be it sex---money or a hobby. That is some trippin stuff. Now when I am stressing and sick to my stomach I just Vape (no Smoke) and I am good for a while and if the stress comes on I can take the med and get relief witin the time it takes to chug Pepto pink. I picked up a Virus and had Chemo and with out the Canna I would have been pulled off the program and not cleared the Virus. Unfortunate but a side effect of Chemo is Nausua and lack of sleep For sometimed Ever. They gave me Zoloft and Halcion for the treatment and if you read anything about those----I was a basic Tranked Tiger at the Zoo. Now I am back to getting a business up and I have made an invention for plants that I meet with a Patent attorney Thursday. So I guess you could say The MMJ opened up another avenue of life and well being as well as I may be able to create a job for myself and others if my idea takes off. Zoloft and Halcion get no credit on that.

very cool new section! well i guess while everyone is introducing themselves and sharing stories i might as well too. Fairly new to growing, but have been a patient for a little over 18 months. Back in March of 2008 i fell on my head, shattering the back of my skull, fracturing the front and side, breaking my jaw, blowing my eardrum and loosing my sense of smell...YES, I CANNOT SMELL THAT SWEET MARY JANE ANYMOREwhat a shame, i know. but im grateful to be alive and moving none the less(couldve become a quadriplegic if i fell a little more to my right side). I was airlifted to UCLA and was there in ICU for 3 weeks, losing 30 pounds in that time. Anyway i substituted marijuana for oxycontin, dilaudid, fioricet, and kepra (known as the angry pill) I was told that i was not allowed to do
any physical or mental activities for 18 months because of the hemmoraging in my brain, and i was only 17 years old at the time. I could only sit in my room and watch tv in agony...can you say depresssed? I cant explain how much it helped when i first smoked after my accident. it was about 2 months later and my friends were having a small party for me, although i could only sit and talk while doped up on pills. towards the end of the night my friends all lit up J's and i sat there in envy. i was excluded from everything because of my head, but i had a feeling that i could take a hit from a small joint passed around-so i took it. BAM! instant excstacy, it felt like the first time getting stoned. i had the giggles and was actually enjoying myself for the first time in months. I went to talk to my doc and explained it all (i just turned 1 and later i got a recomondation. It helps with my headaches here and there, but definately increases my appetite, you would be amazed at how much it decreases when you cant smell anything.

sorry for the long post, i just havent thought about that since it happened

Thanks for popping in Cali chronic and robdogg. It's comforting to share and hear our stories.

Cali chronic, that's an interesting thought about dispensaries making patients grow spaces seem both legitimate, but also makes it easier to restrict our rights. Now I wanna talk about this stuff with the guys at my dispensary. They already know I grow since I pick up a clone every so often, would be nice to know they can have my back if I'm ever taken to court.

robdogg, I know what you mean by a lack of sense of smell taking away appetite, I have about 10% of a sense of smell as "normal," I rarely smell anything at all, actually... has to be super strong, like raw crushed garlic 6 inches from my face. I should feel fortunate. Do you still have a sense of taste?

I am glad to hear such positive outcomes from some real bummer symptoms for the both of you--My bro might be Bi-polar as I could possibly be too---if it is a hereditary thing? He used Lithium and now when he can afford to fill his script gets zanex. He does not smoke as I am not sure why he is unclear on that. I just had my renter blow outta here today because he saw my garden and tripped on it last week---Said he was afraid to get deported ---it's my mortgage, my garden with a DR referral/ and well in line. I did not mean BTW earlier to imply a govern on amount or quantity---I was just rounding out the thinking of the view on a Collective NOT a Dispense. Attoroney G does not like Dispens or rather prefers the business in a Collective. Go to Dakiinicollective . com and check out what I mean as far as Collective and Dispense. If you are in Socal Check it--

wats up y'all this is siccmade420 sayin wats up to all my fellow cali patients. My MMJ use is both recreational and medical. High school sports left me with a hurt back(chronic pain) i also like to use it for my anxiety. bout to put sum h20 in my lil bong and take a rip

Hello fellow Proud Patients of California, names Cransi first two letters of my full name... anyways. I just received my referral on the 15th of this month. I must say what a huge relief it was to hold that piece of paper.

I have been using marijuana to self medicate since around 2005. In 2004 I had a major blood clot in my abdominal area that destroyed the blood flow to my small intestine, which in return allowed roughly 18 inches of the intestine to decay. I was in an out of the hospital due to complications. Mid 2005 was the last time I was in any hospital, knock on wood... Turns out that I have a hereditary blood clotting disorder, and am required to take blood thinners for ever now. The docs prefer me to not sit/stand for long periods of time or else risk the chance of clotting.... oh joy! So i get to take meds for ever an am tired of the percocet side effect, that always drugged feeling is lame not to mention the insomnia and irregular eating pattern.

I have always smoked MJ off an on, an thought it may be possible to self medicate with just to get off that narcotic. Since I was allergic to vicodin, there was no real other pain reliever for me. At least that I was aware of. After my first few bags of med/high grade from off the street I was hooked. I did not go back to the doc for any new percocet script, I started to have a regular eating pattern an with the right kind of MJ i could sleep with the stars. The only thing though was I did stress, so I lived with that stress for a few years to finally feel like I was living some what of a normal life.

Now I feel like a little seedling that is finally sprouting... awwww finally no stress. What a relief. Thank You California... your my only friend.

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p.s. I wish I had tried for my referral sooner, there was no problem at all getting it.

i like this thread keep it going love to hear all the uses Mari has given us

Yo Cali MMJ patients! I am also legal, and I'm with Cali chronic on this one: I was legit before I bought my first bulb

I got a doctors recommendation in 2008 when my doctor and I finally figured out that my insomnia,[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] extremely painful[/FONT] menstrual[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] cramps, and lower back pain could all be helped with cannabis instead of the six medications I was prescribed first that caused me to have allergic reactions/extreme nausea and didn't really alleviate the pain/problems either. I used to sleep maybe 35 hours a week if I was lucky. Now with my medical marijuana card, I am able to sleep a solid 8 hours a night, feel rested and able to go about my life. Cannabis has been a huge help to me, so I'm a big proponent to keep these laws up. I hope there are enough of us...[/FONT]

vh13 said:

In celebration of our new section, lets all raise our hands and introduce ourselves!

Hello, my name is vh13, and I'm a certified stoner!

Seriously though, I'm bipolar. Runs in the family 5+ generations deep. MMJ is an alternative to lithium for me, which I don't like and is very harmful to the body so I refuse to take it regularly.

Since I've been using MMJ medicinally (not just for fun), and thanks in large part to advice given to me by a few people in particular on this board, I have been freed of the burden of my genetic history.

For my treatment Kali Mist is my #1 medication, and gentle sedative indica dominant strains (herijuana, god's gift, blueberry, etc. ) are also important for me. I'm wary of using other sativa strains (besides KM) however, especially modern skunks, as they can really fuck me up.

Any other MMJ patients from California who'd like to introduce themselves?

Namaste, with a big fat blunt.

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hellooooo sir

i'm kind of a night owl on riu.
i guess i'm what you would call a rogue grower haha

but in all seriousness, i got my recommendation after breaking an ankle 2 years back.
its much better now, but if i walk a couple miles it will throb for sure...and nothing relieves the pain like a good kush.
i dont walk around or drive around with weed in my pockets or car, but its nice to know its ok if its there.

Howdy...I'm not really a bunny, I just play one on the interwebs. Seriously, I'm very glad to see this forum...I've been an MMJ patient for 5 years now, for sciatica, depression and insomnia. I was a pot-head long before I got a card. Good edibles treat my back and leg pain, and a nice toke keeps me even and puts me to sleep when I want. I go to Blue Sky in Oakland because I know everyone there, I like the edibles (lemon bars and Larry's munchies bars), they have good prices and decent weed, and it's close to my apartment. I also have a couple of their Hindu Skunk clones in my closet; I expect to harvest in early June.....1st grow, learning a lot both here and just watching the girls. So far so good.

I just became legal in November. I'm growing lowryder 2 and it's not going very well sadly. Any one for any luck with any other types that don't smell much?

Hey all, card holder here.................. Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Attacks, and Depression, Chronic Shoulder pain, god I could go on and on....... But I digress. Didnt realize any one of these would be enough to get my card, tried some other medications and ended up almost killing myself, so went back to my proper medication...... the only thing that has ever worked for my backwards ass. I do not drink any alcohol. OK maybe a shot of crown royal once or twice a year.

Growing bubba kush and cheese at the moment.

yea vh13 i can still taste, although taste is a little more bland. some things just arent as strong...for example; i can load up on garlic if what im eating doesnt have a strong taste. But whatever you put in front of my nose, i wont be able to smell it. If you have any ideas of some really strong or nasty scents let me know and i'll give it a try. Whenever one of my friends have something thats smells horrible they have me smell it, but no luck so far

hey guys, i've had my card since december. bipolar was my main reason for trying to get the rec. i have a friend who just turned 18 and got his for lack of appetite and insomnia lol. another medical user i recently met told me the cops just laughed at him when he showed them his card. kinda sucks when you realize you'll still be treated like a criminal because of it but.. at least i'm not gonna do jail time for growing. the best thing i'd have to say is being able to smoke and grow without being looked down on by my family. I thank God for weed =]

i'm rampagen08 and i suffer from depression, anxiety, and ADHD... marijuana is the ONLY solution for me... i've tried every other pharmaceutical drug on the market with no effects but if i need to calm down or study for a test i smoke a joint and im fine

It truly perplexes me that Cannabis is still unrecognized as medicinally beneficial by people in power. I swear the AMA (American Medical Association) came out with a statement that basically acknowledged Cannabis as a plant with properties that can be used successfully medicinally, for a number of purposes. How come this information isn't being spread as fast as which celebrities fucked?

Hey all,

Just found these forums, nice to see fellow peeps. I have had my card for about a month and I have been completely blown away by the difference it is making in my life. I have degenerative disk disease, atypical depression and now recently diagnosed, narrow-angle glaucoma. My husband has been burning for 30 years, but I never really cared for what I dubbed as a "second day high" so MJ was never really something I even considered. With the anti depressant contradictions taking flexeril, I was faced with either living with the pain using only over the counter meds or risking falling asleep as well as dealing with the physical pain associated with the depression too. Also, after almost 3 years on Wellbutrin, I have developed worsening tremors and I swear at max dosage it was like being high all the time. Once the Glaucoma came into the picture, it was suggested that I consider medical MJ as an option since the type I have won't allow me to take even Ibuprofen or cold/allergy meds. I felt totally screwed, so I sat down and did some research. At the beginning I had no idea that there was much difference other then in strength so I was quite skeptical. I found that with my depression exhausting me as it was, Indica was not the variety for me, but Sativa is saving my sanity.

Within 3 days I was forgetting to take my antidepressant (that never happened prior because I would be totally exhausted within an hour of missing the dose) and I have dropped one full dose with another to follow within a month I'm thinking. The pain relief almost goes without saying and most already know the benefits to ocular pressure. Within the first week The big surprise for me really was the allergy relief. I have pretty bad seasonal allergies and this has been a horrible year for tree pollens. The past week has been extremely high in pollen count and believe it or not I am actually sleeping with the house opened up without even as much as a sneeze.

Nothing will convince the na-sayers of the validity of cannabis until they are in a position of need and personally, until someone actually experiences it for themselves their opinion matters naught to me. Although I was cool with marijuana before, just chose not to partake, I am beside myself with the positive results that are a direct result of this wonderful remedy. So far, Old School Mendo and Jack Herer have been most beneficial for me without the dragging in the am. I am looking forward to sampling my way through the different strains and comparing results.

Hat's off and High five to you all

first i am a person that loves cannabis

second i am a "patient"

i have had a doctor's recommendation off and on for about 6 years i think now

it was only late last year that i made a serious effort to grow my own, yield sucked but the buds were superb imho, now i'm hooked though, it's just so fun to grow your own

re medical, here's a blog entry i made awhile back on a day i got hit with a major migraine:
http://smokefrogg-growjournal.blogspot.com/2010/02/migraines-and-cannabis-february-26-2010.html

migraines and cannabis - february 26 2010

today i was reminded why i am completely within my right to have a california medical marijuana doctor's recommendation

i get migraines sometimes, it runs in the family on my mom's side, and her mom's side, i have been getting them since i was very small, some of my earliest childhood memories are in fact migraine headaches.

well today i awoke with a very slight one, didn't think much of it and just went along with my day, by 10am it was pounding hard and kicking my ass, i tried to take some tylenol and puked it back up 5 minutes later, mind you that this was at work! i cleaned myself up and went out to the car, i only had mids, black domina is the indica that i had on deck, it was an ok batch from eden therapy, real cheap like 25$ 1/8 or something, anyways i took a few small 1/2 tokes of it and just laid back in the car, no music or anything, ac lightly blowing a cool breeze, just laid back and closed my eyes, i felt the herb slowly moving down my head, numbing it and feeling so much better, i could still feel the migraine a tiny bit at times, but the herb definitely took over, that heady stoned indica works wonders for me

this migraine was one that caused so much pressure, my tear ducts were tearing up, thinking about anything in depth initiated deep pounding, i wanted to just close my eyes and ears and turn my brain off, i was praying to god for it to stop, well thank you god for that cannabis plant, that stuff is a wonder, i was able to get back to work and kick some major ass knocking projects out once again