Saturday, October 13, 2007

Terry's Story

As it has been my policy from the beginning I will from time to time post the story's of patients that are being helped by using cannabis. Here is Terry's story:

I am a 60 yr old male 5'6" tall and weigh 118 pounds. Without mj I wouldn't eat at all. I think they call this wasting away syndrome. If anyone has experienced it, you know how weak and just plain bad not eating makes you feel. I also have considerable joint pain, for which I have been prescribed Oxycontin and methadone. The mj is superior to the opiates I have been prescribed. The VA will not even prescribe pain meds for me because I smoke pot to keep eating. Luckily, with the mj I don't need the VA's attitude. If it helps, smoke it and admit it. Our prisons are already grossly overcrowded. If we all admitted to using med mj, they couldn't do anything to us. They would have to build new prisons. They would also be full of senior citizens with huge medical bills. This would wreck their budget and back up their courts. They can sure have my medical bills!!! I smoke pot everyday. If not, I would not get off my couch. This is the land of the free and we can't even possess a harmless herb that 90 studies have shown to have medical benefits. 70 percent of Americans believe pot should be legalized or decriminalized. Do our elected officials not read these reports? Where is our government's compassion? I'm sure Americans consider themselves compassionate people. But we are not. We allow people to suffer needlessly. Med mj is also the best anti-depressant 'available'. It is a shame politicians and law enforcement officials are the way they are. In particular, the cops and judges think they can judge whether or not we need med mj better than our Doctor's can. The main drug czar does this without even seeing us. He must have powers unknown to us mere mortals. Legalize it! Terry Olinger
Once again as it happens everyday someone, a contributing member of our society is forced to break the laws. Will you join us to help change this reality? Contact me through this website and I will put you in touch with people who can help.

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