Have been reading so much I have returned to cannabis after decades of abstaining. Currently on my first grow I began a new diet as close to whole food and plant based. After years of opioid pain meds I am hopeful I will be able to wean down more I am about 55 -60% down from where I was a year ago.
This is the first site that seems to have some great info on dosing and already I am hopeful about utilizing MMJ to dump my cabinet of pharmaceuticals & find what I need from cannabis. My state has medical use with probably the highest priced meds in the country so with so few dispensaries and all the red tape for medical cards I am opting to grow my own.
I am shocked to find all the stuff commercial growers will spray on what we consume. I still think our food supply is mistreated on a much worse scale but cannabis is not far behind hence the need for self sufficiency.
My interests are growing different strains & am searching for my perfect blends for a given medical issue. I suffer from Osteo Arthritis I have had 4 joints replaced to date the last surgeries have been horrific & what has sent me in search of what cannabis may be able to help me with.
I stopped smoking probably 30+ years ago due to bouts of paranoia, strangely enough I can get a bit paranoid now but no where near what I experienced in my late teen and very early 20's. Anyway I began following part of the opiate weaning protocol & have to admit I am amazed with the results! Having been on them now for over a decade maybe close to 2 decades the anxiety of withdrawal and real symptoms can be intense. But the small doses of cannabis really take the edge off all unpleasant reduced doses of pain pills.
Word to anyone else looking for pain relief go low and slow, can't stress it enough. The biggest helpful suggestion was to micro dose some cannabis EVERY time you take pain medication. It has helped a lot I am amazed at the effectiveness keeping withdrawal at bay.
I am working toward halving my dosage from 80-90mg daily to 40 mg daily. Will hold for a few weeks before dropping again.
As I really dislike smoke of any kind I use a vaporizer to decarb as we imbibe, but I would still would prefer to not have to vape even and stay w / edibles or Green Dragon. Once I get this first harvest I should be able to experiment & make some oils & hopefully pain patches and creams. It's a bit pricey to buy flower $300-$400 oz here so I am not so fast to experiment at such prices to make RSO.
I am glad to finally be posting everyone here has been so warm and helpful already. Now I hope someone in the growers forums can help me with my pests, first grow first pests. Also outside with my food! I have had a few tomatoes & peppers over the years this is the first time ever that I have had bugs killing my plants. I assume I brought home tomatoes that were already infested then I cross contaminated my tent.
I have like 6 weeks to finish so I am pretty bummed out. Hopefully I realize some harvest of quality bud before the bugs get my plants.
This is the first site that seems to have some great info on dosing and already I am hopeful about utilizing MMJ to dump my cabinet of pharmaceuticals & find what I need from cannabis. My state has medical use with probably the highest priced meds in the country so with so few dispensaries and all the red tape for medical cards I am opting to grow my own.
I am shocked to find all the stuff commercial growers will spray on what we consume. I still think our food supply is mistreated on a much worse scale but cannabis is not far behind hence the need for self sufficiency.
My interests are growing different strains & am searching for my perfect blends for a given medical issue. I suffer from Osteo Arthritis I have had 4 joints replaced to date the last surgeries have been horrific & what has sent me in search of what cannabis may be able to help me with.
I stopped smoking probably 30+ years ago due to bouts of paranoia, strangely enough I can get a bit paranoid now but no where near what I experienced in my late teen and very early 20's. Anyway I began following part of the opiate weaning protocol & have to admit I am amazed with the results! Having been on them now for over a decade maybe close to 2 decades the anxiety of withdrawal and real symptoms can be intense. But the small doses of cannabis really take the edge off all unpleasant reduced doses of pain pills.
Word to anyone else looking for pain relief go low and slow, can't stress it enough. The biggest helpful suggestion was to micro dose some cannabis EVERY time you take pain medication. It has helped a lot I am amazed at the effectiveness keeping withdrawal at bay.
I am working toward halving my dosage from 80-90mg daily to 40 mg daily. Will hold for a few weeks before dropping again.
As I really dislike smoke of any kind I use a vaporizer to decarb as we imbibe, but I would still would prefer to not have to vape even and stay w / edibles or Green Dragon. Once I get this first harvest I should be able to experiment & make some oils & hopefully pain patches and creams. It's a bit pricey to buy flower $300-$400 oz here so I am not so fast to experiment at such prices to make RSO.
I am glad to finally be posting everyone here has been so warm and helpful already. Now I hope someone in the growers forums can help me with my pests, first grow first pests. Also outside with my food! I have had a few tomatoes & peppers over the years this is the first time ever that I have had bugs killing my plants. I assume I brought home tomatoes that were already infested then I cross contaminated my tent.
I have like 6 weeks to finish so I am pretty bummed out. Hopefully I realize some harvest of quality bud before the bugs get my plants.
Please accentuate the importance of the partnered doses. I think a lot of patients read that advice and say "Yeah right! You don't live with my pain." You're walking proof that the advice is sound. 
