One of the reasons that I decided to keep my decision to treat my chronic illness with medical marijuana was those pesky “hangers on”. I was already worried about the stigma attached to those who smoke cannabis being “junkies”, and I do not want the extra attention or opinions of others affecting me or causing [...]
Recently I spoke to my neighbor, who happens to be a County Sheriff's Deputy about my decision to use medical marijuana to treat my illness. Her take on the issue was pretty surprising, given her job title and the people she has to deal with inside the county jail. What did she have to say? [...]
Living in a state where medical marijuana consumption is a hot button issue, I try to keep up to date on the news in the best way that I can. Following the news in my state, a state judge ruled that medical marijuana dispensaries across the state can be shut down if county prosecutors deem [...]
I will be the first person to admit that I do not like my neighbors. To me, they are a pair of crotchety old fogeys who go out of their way to throw sticks over our privacy fence and try to generally make my life horrible. When I got my prescription for medical marijuana, I [...]
One time while we were out Ronnie told me that he wanted to move to another state that allowed use of medical marijuana to treat PTSD. He knew he had a problem, and the pills that he was taking were not helping. Smoking pot helped him; he knew this. When he smoked, he was relaxed.
Iran hanged ten men convicted of drug trafficking Oct. 22, defying pleas from the United Nations, European Union and human rights groups. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she was "appalled" by the hangings, which add "to the alarming execution rate in Iran". "Most of the executions took place after summary trials, without the [...]
With all of the political scandals going around Washington DC and the rest of the country these days, I can't help but think of the vast majority of our politicians being hypocrites. So many will tell you that it is immoral to love who you want to love, that it is your patriotic duty to [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go over to Washington state to “smoke some weed,” a police advisory states, but you might get arrested for driving under the influence if you’re pulled over coming home, [...]
Many moons ago, before I was struck with my chronic disease, I was a die hard online gambler. Lower income has taken this hobby away from me, but I recently was reminiscing with a fellow punter when the topic of medical marijuana legalization came up. It is then that I realized that online gambling is [...]
There has been a lot of talk in the media about the marijuana legalization initiatives that passed in Colorado and Washington State and what the federal reaction will be. 99% of the articles always say pretty much the same thing – ‘don’t get ahead of yourselves stoners, marijuana is still illegal at the federal level [...]
