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Medicinal use of mary jane 30-Nov-2010 At 2:56:11 PM billk

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On 30/11/2010 ado_m wrote:
>choc stoners - any opinions regarding the medicinal benefits of marijanua
>on treating chronic pain, back problems, muscle fatigue? Short story
>is my back is not great (see previous random posts), and wondering whether
>jumping on the weed wagon might assist?
>

Ah, I would say that MJ is OK as something to use occasionally in a social setting and not OK as something used too regularly and especially not for dealing with chronic pain. Overuse of MJ can cause anxiety and depression. You don't want that on top of chronic pain.

My understanding is that MJ has pain relieving qualities that might make it useful for relief of acute pain episodes. But like other pain relieving drugs you can get caught upping the frequency you use it, until you are using every day.

BTW: I have a prescription for benzodiazepam for when I get acute neck pain. Knowing I have that as a last resort makes riding out acute episodes a bit easier but mostly I avoid taking it.