In the meantime really fucking sick people are suffering because they all "know how to do it right" right? I am soooooo thankful that I do not have to participate in this sham. It is absolutely criminal what has happened here. Not one of these LP's should have been allowed to sell one leaf until they could show that PATIENTS were going to get what they needed. Someone referenced in another post how there are hundreds of medical documents being signed everyday, basically meaning that there is so much of a demand for the crap being produced and supplied that the current number of LP's is insufficient. This makes my blood boil because the whole point of getting access was that marijuana worked better for certain patients than all the other options available. Now marijuana is for anything you can talk your doctor into signing for. It's disgusting that when it wasn't a "for profit" substance, a specific and limited number of medical conditions had to be met. In some ways the specialist route ensured this, but was way to problematic. Obviously the "new" patients don't know what good medicine is or they are rec user disguised as patients.
So - what IS good medicine? Where do I get it?
I don't have time to grow my own currently, I'm away a lot. Plus - since I have decided to be VERY open about my prescription and use of MMJ - I think I have to be extra careful with legality.
I don't know. I am new here. I have been using recreational marijuana for 20 years. For fun - and also because over time, I realized something:
During my MOST depressive times, where I was just THE WORST at finding terrible outlets for my emotional pain - I used Marijuana. AND FELT BETTER. I didn't do the horrible destructive things I was prone to doing. I was happy. For once.
My mental illness has ups and downs - like many people I am sure.
BUT - the drugs the doctors prescribed me over the years - DID NOT FULLY HELP. Sometimes they did - in the beginning. But this last time - they almost killed me.
I then, I got a prescription for MMJ under the NEW SYSTEM - MMPR.
It's been the best possible thing that ever could have happened for me.
I could NOT wait to get what I needed from growing it.
The recreational marijuana that is sold in my area - is NOT always the greatest. No variety. No choice. Very expensive.
It may not be as expensive as my LP.
But - I don't worry as much. I am NOT as worried about using this wonderful medicine.
I think - what is happening CURRENTLY in Canada - is broken. It's criminal. AND IT WILL NOT CONTINUE ON FOREVER.
But things need to be done. Studies need to be funded. Information needs to be FORCED in the eyes of the public.
Non-violently forced - of course.
It would have been nice to start all this a year ago, or 2. Or fuckin 16 years ago. I don't know what the MMAR was like. It sounds like it would have been nice to legally grow your own.
They CAN'T take that away from us. We must FORCE someone to make a decision, and stick to it.
NOT the conservatives. They will not help us. They don't want to - and that has been made very clear by their actions.
BUT - Liberals want VOTES.
And there are A LOT of us in Canada. And we are SICK. And people LISTEN to sick people.
SO START TALKING!