Weed is Medicine- Like It or Not

Many of us grew up in a time where weed/ marijuana/ cannabis was taught to be negative. A bad drug. Remember the fried egg commercial: “this is your brain on drugs, any questions?” My goodness, I have so many!

Is weed included in that message? Is alcohol included in that message? Why is there a double standard? Why is weed used to treat ugly conditions that prescription meds cause? Why do we prefer the masking method- a pill for this condition and another for the side effects of the 1st one, then another for the side effects of the 1st two and so on? Why was weed legal in the ’60s? Why is research proving B.S to this theory used to scare many and incarcerate even more?

In this country, we glorify the use of alcohol. Go to any party, there is liquor. Go to a team outing, liquor is allowed to be expensed. Taking a flight? Alcohol is available on your way to the airport, you can buy some along with your prescription meds, it is available in the airport, and even on the plane-no prescription needed, no recommendation necessary. Note that there are 0 medicinal benefits for alcohol, yet, we push and market the use of it SO much.

Weed treats a number of conditions, and in my opinion, there is nothing that weed can’t help with. M.S, migraine, depression, anxiety, cancer, PTSD, and many more- all of which are protected by ADA- yet ADA doesn’t protect marijuana users. I WILL DEFINITELY BE WRITING ABOUT THIS- it’s a piece for another day.