Ever since I have been using medical marijuana on a daily basis, I have changed my outlook on marijuana.
I remember being the so-called goody two shoes when I was younger.
I was brought up in a very strict, religious household, who did not believe in dancing or drug use. I know it sounds odd but dancing and drug use in the same sentence, but our church made it sound like they were both demons. As I got older, I realized that dancing can be a lot of fun, and it does not lead to inequities. Now that I am in my 60s, I’m realizing that using marijuana does not mean that I’m a drug addict. When using marijuana for something other than to just get high, it becomes a part of medicine. I was taking 14 pills a day, and seven of them were for pain. Once I discovered marijuana and what it could do to ease my pain, I could get rid of some of those painkillers. It was nice to not walk around the house as though I was in the fall go all the time because of pain pills I was taking. I wasn’t dizzy 90% of the time. Medical marijuana could take the edge off my pain and give me a lucidity that I hadn’t had in years. I took off the blinders and I couldn’t believe that for so long there was such a stigma on marijuana use. More people need to take off their blinders and realize that marijuana is for more than just getting high.