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Toccoa, GA
January 4, 2023
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Members shared diverse experiences using cannabis for chronic pain management, with many describing how THC-rich indica strains and edibles... Read more

Members shared diverse experiences using cannabis for chronic pain management, with many describing how THC-rich indica strains and edibles (like homemade butter, cookies, or gummies) provided meaningful relief while allowing them to reduce or eliminate opioid use, though some noted it changes rather than eliminates pain perception. Several members offered practical advice, including using devices like the Magical Butter Machine to create edibles or tinctures, choosing indica over sativa for pain relief, and exploring topical balms or lotions for localized joint and arthritis pain. A recurring theme was the importance of legal access, strain selection, and managing expectations, with members expressing frustration over legal barriers in certain regions while celebrating the anti-inflammatory and sleep benefits they've discovered through medical cannabis programs.

A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I had a TERRIBLE attitude towards cannabis all of my life until I was 40. Then I found out that it has anti-inflammatory properties that I had never heard of, before.

It took me 6 years before I got a prescription for it, but it changed my life!!!

September 17, 2023
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

I have COPD so have been advised by my doctor to stop smoking and eat. I have a Magical Butter Machine and make my own Canna-butter (Ghee actually). From this I make kick ass chocolate chip cookies. I control the type of marijuana and lean to Indica with very high THC.
I am now off Opioids and find the THC does not work the same way. I am made to feel like yes, I was run over by a truck but don't really care. With Opioids it was more, what truck?
Help cope is the right way to phrase your question.
I have five seedlings that are the beginning of mothers for this season's crop. I make clones available to my friends. Clones give better crop than from seeds. Up here in Canada, we are all allowed to grow four plants and I have authorization for a much bigger crop. I have no room to really take advantage of a bigger crop as i grow in a 10x10 shed with grow lights and air filters.
Any questions, please ask.
Don

January 4, 2023
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

The Magic Butter Maker is a machine that you put the pot and either butter or alcohol, push the button and a few hours later you have Canna-Butter or Tincture. The butter should be clarified so I just use Ghee. Then you can make cakes or cookies. The Tincture is liquid THC and you can make gummies or put in drink. So careful, the quality of the pot determines the effectiveness of the eatable.
The MBM is just a machine so I don't expect any legal problems. It is the ingredients you might have a problem with.
Ingredients are massively important. Two basic classifications of weed. Sativa will cause you to be happy and dance, Indica will help with pain and subdue you. Choose wisely.

January 15, 2023
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

Defo. There’s no doubt about it. THC and Cannabinoids from the Marijuana plant (with or without the high, it’s not for me) helps chronic pain. The important thing to remember is there are different types of the plant that may help more so than another type.

June 7, 2023
A MyChronicPainTeam Member

No I dont see pot helping pain. That being said, if you dont have anything else why not? I take norco and advil.

April 12, 2023

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