My sister and I went through the D.A.R.E program at school.
- It was a big anti drug program that was supposed to stop students from going off on the wrong path.
One of the drugs highlighted in the program was marijuana. The program made weed seem equally as scary as meth and heroin. It took a few years before I realized that marijuana was just a plant. You Can’t overdose and die from it. Tons of people are relying on weed for medical purposes. My sister was very biased at it for much longer. When my sister started having issues with her anxiety, I pushed medical cannabis. My sister wasn’t keen to try the drug. She was convinced she would be dead in a ditch within a year. She was thinking that she would be addicted, overdose or totally freak out on the drug. I tried to convey that it was much lamer than that. I finally got her the medical prescription and told her she didn’t have to use it. I just wanted her to talk to the bartender at the medical marijuana dispensary. After talking to a real professional, my sister was an all new person. She was able to hear statistics, recovery stories and see the products first hand. My sister tried out a very low dose at first to treat her anxiety. I think she was expecting a much bigger difference in herself. It turned out to be very anti-climatic. My sister now has upped her dose and is a firm mairjuana patient.