I suffer from a fairly rare condition called TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) According ti a couple of specialists and backed up by net research, it is one of the more painful conditions us as humans could face. Imagine if you will, being cattle-prodded/tazered in your face. Have that happen with no warning, at undetermined intervals, and have it last for an undetermined amount of time. May be seconds or months apart, may last for seconds or hours. That's TN. Conventional medicine is, at least for me, useless. It takes up to an hour to kick in and reduces the pain about 20%. For some it works. Not me. However, if i have an attack, i roll a joint, smoke it, and 5 minutes later i am fine. It just happens to be illegal in england. Should i be legally in the wrong here? Or should i have the right to do what i do? Because i will keep doing it, regardless of consequences, doctors refer to TN as "the suicide disease" for a reason. Stopping the pain is worth any consequence.

I hear you. I have 1 severely bulged disc and 2 slow leaking ruptured discs in my back. Im allergic to codone (vicodin, norco, etc), morphine just gets me

High, no pain relief. So i do the same as you. Minus papers plus pipe.

Here in the US most of the states have medical marijuana laws in place. But its still illegal nation wide under federal law.

Im sorry u two both deal wit such bad pain

I totally agree. What makes people that go to the doctor for prescription DRUGS any different from people who smoke medicinal marijiauna? Pot i believe is actually a healthier route. I suffer from serve depression and have been over mediciaded by doctors. That has screwed my body up by giving me stomach ulcers...i started smoking weed in high school because it is a natural anti depressiant and it help with insomnia. But unfortunitly i came clean due to our predijudice socitey.

This is rather a complicated answer without a simple solution witch is why I did not choose anything in the question above. Why I say this is because our Healthcare system sucks. When people have to chose from paying bills or get gas over there medications you know its a ****ing issue. Many people don't decide to self medicate just to be an ******* they know they are not Dr. But when your turned down from medical assistance because you have a job that pays you 10. 20 or even 5 dollars over the accepted rate there's an issue. Plus many jobs that offer medical insurance is so expensive you would have to work a second one just so you can survive or live decent. That's why I'm for universal healthcare. And dont give me that privatize healthcare is the answer bull****. Leaving that issue in the corporations hands is like throwing a baby to a pool full of sharks. Well then how can we afford it? no money bull**** this country can afford a Billion dollar missle mind you that's one missle this country can Damn sure pay for the ****ing healthcare. Well we need the money for defense. Ok you want to go there then tax the ****ing rich. These people will leave our country. And go where? Saudi Arabia.