Greetings, i am new to this forum, i am a member of TY treatingyourself.com since 2005, i used cannabis most of my life , i quit to keep my job as they started drug testing me due to my reputation,after 4yrs , depression hit me after my back went out on me, i got L1-L5 disc herniation with root comprimise, i got sciatica in my left ass , feels like someone stabbed me in the left ass cheek!! That is nothing compared to Interferon treatment for Hep c1a that also surfaced in 2002, this is when i sent 50 bucks to ganjaland in canada with a note saying that is all i have to spend well i got 13beans and 7 grew 3 were males i cut down and the other 4 were different strains, 3 were indica dominant and the 1 female blew my mind 3hits and i was good, 4 hits and i got a panic attack,lol. I learned on my own, i 1st tried cannabis at age 14 and i was in a alcohol enviroment and suffered panic attacks and stress, i said i found my medicine many years ago, after 20yrs of useing herb daily i quit without any withdrawels!! I have suffered cold turky when my pain management did a UA on me and THC showed up, they kicked my out after 6 yrs of methadone 20mgs a day! The 1st night after my 1st shot of interferon i awoke and my6 whole body hurt so bad i could barely move to grab my pipe ,i took 4 hits and i felt the pain recede from my head to my feet!! I endured 3 months of Hell, when i used up all my medical grade herb i crashed and nearly killed myself!! They stopped the treatment but i kept on useing herb, now i have to travel 400 miles to get pain management, i seen 3 pain management places & all denied me help due to simple THC!! I quit drinking alcohol 15yrs ago and the hard drugs 20yrs ago!! I was also hooked on Oxycontin after being on it for 2yrs of 60mgs a day and Xanax for several year's, i was forced into a Detox where they took away my Xanax and i felt Cold Turky!! I thought i was going to die!! I did not eat or sleep for 4days!! i will spare you the details!! when i left the head nurse told me, i am sorry we made you go cold turky but the Dr. wanted you to know how it feels!! I felt like saying F*** you!! I did not plan on getting addicted to their freaking so called narcotics!! I have been lucky to find 1 Dr who will not deny me some pain relief, i am takeing lyrica, flexeril, xanax and darvocet for pain but it does not touch my pain!! i am in between grows, i got sum hash plant & god bud & crossed them, i love the warm feeling i get on the 1st hit as it courses through my pain ridden body!!I have grown out several strains, blue sattlite,jack #15,ak x hp x g13,hashberry,white russian,butterscotch hawian x g13, sum i crossed,where i live it is not legal yet, we have mmj bill on the next election, i have been active in sending articles to our local newspaper and signitures for petition to get mmj on the ballot, last election we lost by 45% for and 65% nay. I have many friends who suffer from cancer,MS, migrains, asthma, arthritus, back pain all find relief useing mmj but then when our hospitol does a UA now before pain meds are dispensed and if THC is discovered we are labeled and denied narcitics as mmj is a illegal they tell me!! I went and seen my old pain management person 2months ago after over a yr, she said what are you doing here? all you do is smoke pot!! I one time asked her if she believed in spiritual healing? she stated flat out NO!! I asked her why do you have a cross with Jesus on the wall then?? she was speechless!! Peace & Light Elwood - FREE the WEED