I was talking to a healthcare worker the other afternoon and I finally disclosed that I used CBD cream for my arthritis pain.
She smiled and then looked up at me.
She told me she could not understand how the minds of politicians worked. Cannabis is a product of nature, and is less dangerous than any person made drug they have, including aspirin. Millions of people had to deal with depression, arthritis, and other medical conditions that can be helped with the use of medical cannabis, but there is too much of a stigma that is on marijuana use. Some of that stigma is because doctors are genuinely fearful to tell patients about medical marijuana. They won’t get the kickbacks that doctors get from selling the pharmaceutical drugs either. They can’t make as much money when people are medicating with natural substances. She told me she feels that most addictions were from people who had no other recourse than to self medicate because they could not afford overpriced pharma supplies. As costly as medical marijuana happened to be, it was still cheaper and much safer to use, than if you used chemical filled pharmaceutical drugs. I smiled as I listened to her talk about these things, and then she apologized. She said she didn’t really know my take on it, but since I used CBD and it seemed to help, she was proud of me for doing that. After explaining I was hesitant to tell anyone about my marijuana use, she told me I shouldn’t be.. It was all a part of the holistic health movement, and she totally supported that movement. I am no longer going to hesitate when telling people I always use medical marijuana.