I sure hope you don't have it this bad, but for those of you who haven't seen the documentary The Union. It will change your opinion about weed completely. Look at this guy with MS and as you can see night and day with his symptoms after using it.
YouTube - Marijuana Can Cure Multiple Sclerosis
It is very difficult for me to discuss this without preaching about it, so for those I'm about to offend, please excuse me.
My 20 year old son recently asked me to view The Union, hoping to justify his recreational use of MJ. I'm sorry, but it is pure propaganda. I have had experience with MS and the gent in the video is suffering, but probably not from MS. Why does the marijuana culture so desperately need to justify their case?
I have smoked marijuana. I have used speed, LSD, pretty much everything you can ingest. I was not into injectables, but the main reason for that was I was deathly afraid of needles. I never experienced any sort of revelation that I needed to quit, nor did I ever have a bad experience while high. I grew away from the culture with time and now that all those years are lost, I wish that I had them back, drug free. I paid a very high price for my indulgences. When I think of what I may have accomplished, what opportunities I gave up so I could get wrecked with my friends, I become deeply depressed. There is no question that using drugs, including alchohol changed my personality. It also nearly destroyed my drive and ambition and it likely is aggravating issues as I age.
The worst part of this is watching my son slowly destroy himself. I am helpless to intervene. He reminds me a lot of myself. Very headstrong, convinced he is right. I was fortunate, growing up in the 70's with some very specific skills which were high demand. I was able to maintain a facade of respectable employment. My son is not so fortunate. He has already blown away any chances that I may integrate him into my line of work. He approaches the job market as if he is owed something and cannot even get a job flipping burgers. I cannot give him money as he will not even attempt to better himself, he will only spend it on more intoxicants. Best I can offer is a place to sleep and a meal. Recently he has begun to experience seizures, possibly the result of experimentaion with Ecstasy. Sometimes I think back how my father watched me going down the same path. I cannot apologize to him now, he passed away 15 years ago. I weep when I think of what I must have done to him.
The Union may have got some things right. The marijuana market is big business. Everything is about making a buck and the criminal element is involved in a big way. This factor greatly overshadows the physical risk of using marijuana, but you can't afford to ignore the obvious. Marijuana use, much like alchohol and tobacco is a risk to your physical and mental health.
Tomorrow, I'm heading out on yet another recovery trip for my son. I took some pity, gave him a few hundred dollars and he headed out of town. No luck with a job, he's broke again and I hope this time he will come home and break the cycle. It will be a 4 day return trip and we already have some much needed medical appointments scheduled for next week.
Sorry, but this is where recreational drug use has taken my family.