The State of Indiana is DOOMED

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Indiana’s economic makeup has made it a likely breeding ground for opioid addiction for years. Ref: Indiana Lawyer

Anyone with any lick of common sense would realize that the proof of the medical benefits of marijuana would make it medically legal, and yet they continue with a level of stubbornness that simply boggles the mind. So, chemo patients continue to suffer the side effects of treatment, children with seizures continue to have, in many cases, several a day, and arthritic patients and those with IBS can look forward to continued pain, nuasea.  Let’s not forget the overwhelming evidence of mj’s ability to curb alzheimer’s disease and in many cases has been the catalist for shrinking certain cancer tumors.

As long as the state of Indiana continues to ignore the facts, and allows the suffering of her citizens, she is doomed as a state.

Herbs vs Drugs – The Controversy

One appears safe but is clinically unproven. The other is closely regulated not always safe. Get as many facts about medicine as you can before you decide between herbs vs. drugs. Reference

For instance, the popular drug Celebrex, used to treat arthritis, costs more than $4 per day, where as using marijuana as an anti-inflammatory costs about $10 per week, that is about HALF of Celebrex.  WITHOUT THE SIDE AFFECTS.

More common Side Affects of Celebrex

1. Cough
2. fever
3. skin rash
4. sneezing
5. sore throat
6. swelling of the face, fingers, feet, or lower legs\
7. Back pain
8. gas
9. headache
10. heartburn
11. inability to sleep
12. pain or burning in the throat
13. stuffy or runny nose

Nearly two decades of research have shown that marijuana can be beneficial in alleviating pain and other symptoms associated with an array of illnesses, including cancer and multiple sclerosis.

A  study led by Dr. Marcus A. Bachhuber, published in August 2014 in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that from 1999 to 2010, states across the country had steep increases in opioid overdose deaths. But in states where medical marijuana was legal, mortality linked to opioid use declined steadily in the years after implementation of the marijuana law by almost 25 percent compared to states where marijuana was not legally available.

The most active cannabinoid-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC-is known to have anti–inflammatory properties. But it is also responsible for the plant’s psychotropic effects. Now researchers say that another cannabinoid, called beta-caryophyllene, or (E)-BCP, helps combat inflammation without affecting the brain. REFERENCE

Additionally, Dr. Ostad points out that we naturally have THC receptors in our brains, which means that cannabinoids, the compounds present in cannabis, aren’t foreign to our systems. Those THC receptors actually can lead to increased production of neurotransmitters that make us feel better, like serotonin,he says. (I have been able to go from 200mg Zoloft a day to 100mg a day). REFERENCE

For more on this issue, see Harvard blog

Small Minds with Big Egos

I am not sure if any of this will make sense to my readers but finally I had to vent.

Lately here in Elkhart County, Indiana, we have been having a rash of arrests for everything from murder to possession of marijuana. I have been sickened by the lack of compassion from some residents. What makes that an issue for me? Several reasons.

1. Elkhart has been dubbed over the years as “The City With a Heart”. Well, that has proven to be a lie. Take the case of The Elkhart 4. The common sense in this was so IN YOUR FACE and yet local residents made comments that hemorrhaged small minds and big egos. I mean, how do you charge someone with murder when they not only didn’t have a gun but they didn’t shoot anyone. The hate and judgmental attitudes from “The City with a Heart” was totally disgusting. Many called for 55 year sentences for these young teens, called them thugs (which in that respect isn’t too far from the truth, but felony murder, GIVE ME A BREAK!
2. Attitudes about legalizing medical marijuana is even more of an issue these days. With all the medical research done on sweet Mary Jane, many folks here still think of it as a DRUG and a precursor to more dangerous drugs. Well, sorry folks, that simply IS NOT TRUE. Even the Indiana Department of Corrections teaches soon-to-be released inmates that even cigarettes are a precursor to drug use. How stupid is that? Elkhart County folks refuse to accept the fact that marijuana IS NOT a drug, and the fact that 27 states have legalized it medically and some even recreationally. So to those in Elkhart County I say this, “What are you going to say to a child who has severe seizures and marijuana is the only thing that helps them? What do you say to those going through chemo and suffer from the effects, like lack of appetite and throwing up? Marijuana helps the appetite AND that means more strength for the patient to aid in the elimination of cancer AND NO SIDE AFFECTS save dry mouth and the munchies.

In my final analysis, the only people I have ever met that were as judgmental as my neighbors are the United Pentecostals AKA Jesus Only.