Is it normal to use marijuana as medicine even though its illegal?

Seriously, it helps with so many things. Why the fuck did anybody illegalize it!?

Well, I smoke it for my severe migraines and insomnia. It helps so much. I don't wanna smoke my entire life, but no medicine helps me.

Of course, there's little doubt, with the body of evidence now, that marijuana is a medicinal herb as well as a psychoactive. The reason state legislature is slow on the uptake is because of propaganda, fear, and ties with businesses who would lose profit if it became legal again to grow hemp, which has uses in paper production, textiles, rubber, and many other functions.

It treats glaucoma, makes the lungs more resistant to cancer, shrinks certain kinds of tumors including brain cancer, and does so by cutting off tumors blood supply and encouraging them to die. It's a treatment for nausea, chronic depression and bipolar disorder, helps with pain and menstrual symptoms, and way too man other things for me to remember.

And actually, that's drug use, angel. Drug abuse is defined as over use of a substance or addiction. But... If you were a diabetic who didn't have money for insulin... Would you steal, or would you just die? Makes buying a little green plant from an independent farmer seem much less harmful, by comparison. And then... Imagine how much safer it would be if it were legalized. There would be no criminal aspect to the drug game because the laws are what made it criminal.

Marijuana was actualy used as a medicine before it was illegal.

Yes, it may be used as a cure for certain things, but that's only in certain forms, methods, doses, and amounts. Without regulation, you could die or become addicted or suffer from side effects such as lung cancer. If a doctor didn't prescribe it, don't go around telling people it's for medicinal purposes because chances are you don't know what you're doing.

I have insomnia and i smoke it regularly. I end up feeling very weird from the lack of sleep on top of the high.
It has helped me in other ways though :)

Weed is awesome.

I got my medical marijuana card at 16 for depression, sleeplessness and back pain.
Many young people who get their cards (usually in southern california) are just bullshitting so they can smoke weed because they like to get high. But do you really blame them or expect them not to? I admit to an ulterior motive in getting my card at first but it actually has helped treat the things I described above. Since I started smoking weed I've changed as a person, but I believe in a positive way. I also know a lot of adults who smoke for pain and some mental/emotional ailments and it helps. Never underestimate the greatness of weed. But if you can help it, try not to pacify any troubles you might be having with drugs.. because that will just lead to addiction. Believe me.
Otherwise, blaze it up!

I use it as if it were suboxone. and I find it works for me.

Marijuana is an effective treatment for many ailments. Especially those in which western medicine has been unsuccessful in treating. Laws are changing and there are several organizations dedicated to helping people find the relief they need. There are some serious flaws with a government that thinks High Fructose Corn Syrup is a safer substance to allow people to consume when it is far more addicting and has far more dangerous health risks than marijuana. But it take time to reeducate the brainwashed. Especially if you can't profit off the alternative.

Where I live, all I need is a physicians signature and $20 ($100 if uninsured)to obtain the proper license and I can legally grow marijuana for my own consumption. I just can't distribute it for profit. And as long as you are in compliance with state laws, the feds can't touch you.

It depends if you're using it with a prescription or without.

If you're using it with a 'script then it's OK. If you're using it without then it's drug abuse.

And before anyone jumps on the "Omg how can you dare call marijuana use drug abuse trainwreck/bandwagon" ... this goes for ALL prescription medications not just pot.

My mother's friend finds it helps her multiple sclerosis. It's legal to buy cannabis seeds here but not legal to grow or distribute the product. It'd be a hard-hearted copper who arrested a woman who is doing what she can to cope with a severely debilitating disease.