37 yo, married mom of 3 with Chrohn's disease, severe arthritis, and shattered my l-4,l-5 vertebrae almost 13 years ago which needed major surgery. I am unable to take "conventional" medicines due to drug allergies which leave both of my auto immune diseases "un-treatable"m, and me unable to take any form of NSAID... which makes the arthritis miserable. I have been self medicating with marijuana for over a year now, and it has kept things in check, and helped me to avoid major surgeries.