Hi Guys So I have a bit of a problem. I have had major back surgery in the last 2 weeks and using cannabis to medicate. There is nothing like it , relieves my constipation, allows me to go to sleep , no side effects prevents me from taking a large amount of painkillers. Anyway , due to the nature of my surgery I have to stay with my parents. They are south african indian and have been brought up in the mindset that marijuana is a terrible drug equal to ecstasy , heroin etc and i should never ever be doing it. They caught me yesterday and lost it (im 25 years old). They took my weed from me and want me to never touch it again. This is making my recovery much much harder. What are the best resources to show my parents the medicinal benefits of marijuana and how it really isnt bad for your body at all?
http://forum.grasscity.com/medical-marijuana-usage-applications/645925-grannys-mmj-list-july-2010.html Granny's List is by far the best resource.
lol your 25 just tell them you're gonna smoke dude, i doubt they're gonna call the cops on you, or find another freind to stay with
Start here- Merck Manual - Marijuana (Cannabis) (excerpt - 2008) http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special_subjects/drug_use_and_dependence/marijuana_cannabis.html?qt=marijuana&alt=sh Claims Linking Health Problems And The Strength Of Cannabis May Be Exaggerated (news - 2008) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080617125751.htm Deaths from Marijuana v. 17 FDA-Approved Drugs (Jan. 1, 1997 to June 30, 2005) (report - 2009) http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=145 Study of 4000 indicates marijuana discourages use of hard drugs. (news – 2008) http://www.csdp.org/publicservice/medicalmj08.htm Teen Pot Smoking Won't Lead to Other Drugs as Adults (news - 2010) http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20100902/teen-pot-smoking-wont-lead-to-other-drugs-as-adults Then show them the positive aspects of cannabis use! Alzheimer's scares the heck out of most adults- here is an article and its study- Marijuana May Slow Alzheimer's (news - 2006) http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20061006/marijuana-may-slow-alzheimers A Molecular Link between the Active Component of Marijuana and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology (full - 2006) http://www.ukcia.org/research/AlzheimersDiseasePathology.pdf A very recent PubMed study claims that even "An ultra-low dose of tetrahydrocannabinol provides cardioprotection"! (abst – 2013) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23537701 And it comes to the "CONCLUSION: A single ultra low dose of THC before ischemia is a safe and effective treatment that reduces myocardial ischemic damage." This protecting effect from just a puff lasts for at least 48 hours! \nAnd this last one is aimed at your mother! 1 out of every 8 women get breast cancer- that is an unacceptable risk when we are talking about your mother! "Triple negative" breast cancer is hard to treat and spreads FAST! Cannabidiol is the #2 compound in cannabis. Now read this- Pot compound seen as tool against cancer (news – 2012) http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Pot-compound-seen-as-tool-against-cancer-3875562.php#page-1 Cannabis is a time-tested herbal medicine that has its roots in Indian medicine and religion. Ayurvedic Herbs – Cannabis (article – undated) http://www.indianmirror.com/ayurveda/cannabis.html The Religious and Medicinal Uses of Cannabis in China, India and Tibet (full - 1981) http://www.cnsproductions.com/pdf/Touw.pdf Cannabis in Traditional Indian Herbal Medicine (full - 2001) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgadkw/papers/cannabis.pdf Indigenous Uses and Ethnobotany of Cannabis sativa L. (Hemp) in Uttaranchal (India) (link to PDF - 2004) http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1300/J237v09n01_07 Cannabis in India: ancient lore and modern medicine (full - 2005) http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/Russo_CannabisInIndia_Mechoulam2005.pdf Hope that helps! Granny
im at home with my parents because i cant walk due to the fact that i had massive back surgery- i dont live with them usually. i can speak to them..but because they are closed minded..they look at it as a "drug" like all others I want to speak to them when I have a large amount of info to back up what I say so they can begin to understand me, so I can smoke while under their roof( i respect their decisions as its their house) cheers this is gold.
Oh dude my bad. Internet is not the best place to assume things. I don't think you'll be able to smoke weed without your parents bitchin honestly man. There's always other things out there..
okay so my parents came back with "you are just using these so you can get high.Have you looked at the negative effects of marijuana?" Then came back with these sites: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana http://www.defense.gov/specials/drugawareness/marijuana1.html http://www.healthyplace.com/addictions/marijuana-addiction/is-marijuana-harmful-positive-and-negative-effects-of-marijuana-weed/ The main negatives they bring up are - when marijuana is smoked it releases toxins worse then cigarettes (my rebuttal to this was a vaporiser which i already have (da vinci vape) ) - can lead to mental health issues ( i have been taking anti depressants for the past 3 years....however weed has lessened my anxiety...to the point of it being gone but i cant prove that to them) It seems like there mind has already been made up and the negatives of using marijuana outweigh the positives