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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 741455" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>I might have felt this way before watching my sister endure 200-300 seizures on a daily basis. If there was anything else that worked and she was choosing cannabis just because she liked the high, I would feel differently. But we have found NOTHING else that worked. I believe it should be legal for legitimate medicinal purposes. I also believe it should be used in a prescribed and measured way, under a doctor's care, just like opioids. I don't think it's fair to people like pasajes and my sister to keep it from them just because other people abuse it. </p><p></p><p>My son, like your son, abuses it. Yes, he is self-medicating. But he is not seeing a doctor or therapist, exploring other treatment options, or using it in a measured and responsible way. If he was using it that way, and otherwise functioned well in society (held a job, paid his own way, maintained relationships, etc.) I would probably back off. I know a couple casual users who are still decent and productive members of society and I figure it's none of my business. But C uses it irresponsibly, escalates his use whenever he can get his hands on it, prioritizes acquiring it over food and shelter, and has basically let it take over his life. He's used other drugs too, but I think even if he didn't marijuana by itself would still be a real problem for him.</p><p></p><p>Self-medication is always going to be a problem, whether the drugs are legal or illegal. Working with a doctor to manage a chronic condition is entirely different to me. There is also a big difference between using a drug to get back into life and using one to escape it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 741455, member: 23349"] I might have felt this way before watching my sister endure 200-300 seizures on a daily basis. If there was anything else that worked and she was choosing cannabis just because she liked the high, I would feel differently. But we have found NOTHING else that worked. I believe it should be legal for legitimate medicinal purposes. I also believe it should be used in a prescribed and measured way, under a doctor's care, just like opioids. I don't think it's fair to people like pasajes and my sister to keep it from them just because other people abuse it. My son, like your son, abuses it. Yes, he is self-medicating. But he is not seeing a doctor or therapist, exploring other treatment options, or using it in a measured and responsible way. If he was using it that way, and otherwise functioned well in society (held a job, paid his own way, maintained relationships, etc.) I would probably back off. I know a couple casual users who are still decent and productive members of society and I figure it's none of my business. But C uses it irresponsibly, escalates his use whenever he can get his hands on it, prioritizes acquiring it over food and shelter, and has basically let it take over his life. He's used other drugs too, but I think even if he didn't marijuana by itself would still be a real problem for him. Self-medication is always going to be a problem, whether the drugs are legal or illegal. Working with a doctor to manage a chronic condition is entirely different to me. There is also a big difference between using a drug to get back into life and using one to escape it. [/QUOTE]
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