I'm Mik. Model, mother, moron. Future meta-magician. Former logic clinician.
My better half and I own Brainfood Bookstore in Longmont, Colorado. It is the only exclusively indie- and local-lit bookstore in the nation. We meet a lot of crazy folks.
Testimonial from a former roommate:
"Living with you was like living with a quiet little opinionated deer person who floated around like a ghost and said smart/nutso things and ate seaweed. "
I love Colorado. I love mountains. I love hiking. I read and write. I raise my children to the best of my ability. I have lupus and have defeated early-stage cancer twice, so I pretty much fully support the use of medical marijuana.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Yes, I have heard of juicing and desperately want to try it, but because I live in Kansas, it is almost impossible to get fresh marijuana. When I move to Colorado this summer and I am legally able to grow medical marijuana, I am going to start juicing. For those of you who don’t know: While smoking or ingesting dried marijuana helps reduce pain and even inflammation, it doesn’t treat the root of the problem. Ingesting ‘juiced’ fresh marijuana, in many cases, actually lowers ANA levels. ANAs are the antibodies that are literally killing my connective tissue (causing the pain and inflammation). Furthermore, the juice has little or no THC, meaning that it won’t get you high— aka, I can use it while still being a responsible parent.
I’ve had several people tell me I ought to start juicing. My boyfriend says it every time I smoke (because smoking is really bad on my lungs, which is why I usually eat edibles). And as soon as I move to Colorado, I will. I’m glad you mentioned it, and thank you very much for the title of the documentary— I wasn’t aware of that! I’m going to have to steal someone’s Netflix and watch it sometime :)
I am so excited to be moving this summer. I can’t wait to live in Colorado.
Maybe I shouldn’t be so thrilled about Hipster Vallhall’a, but I am. I like yoga. I like fresh air. I like recycling. I like having access to medical marijuana. I like a greater prevalence of foods without gluten that don’t aggravate lupus. I like being healthy. That’s a good portion of the reason for our move.
I kinda imagine Boulder as this place where even the store-brand laundry detergent is environmentally friendly, and I know that’s an exaggeration, but I’m still really happy to get to live there.
I can’t wait. :)
jesea replied to your post: how do you smoke weed and have children with you…
To anyone questioning you, I’m wondering if they smoke cigarettes? I’m wondering if they know that the NATIONAL American deaths cause by marijuana is zero? I’m happy for you that your life doesn’t have to be consumed with pills. Go you, mama
Thank you very much! And exactly. No one can condemn me for smoking weed unless they’re also condemning every parent who smokes cigarettes, around their children or not. However, despite the fact that there has never been a death from lung cancer due to marijuana smoke and there are no studies regarding the effects of second-hand marijuana smoke, I’m not going to go around exposing my kids. It’s a far better choice for me, health-wise, than pharmaceutical painkillers, and it’s obviously far less dangerous to my children than second-hand cigarette smoke, but that doesn’t mean I’m not cautious about what I expose my children to.
(Note: This is from a private discussion we were having about Hemp Seed Oil and its benefits both nutritionally and as a moisturizer. Just wanted to publish this now because hnhnta makes an excellent point I’d never though of before)
I know, right! I think the fatty acid thing is what I was trying to say haha. I mean I use it mostly medically by smoking, not for nutrition by ingesting, but only because I can’t get any fresh— despite the fact that preliminary studies show that marijuana ‘juice’ might reduce ANA levels in patients with lupus and other autoimmune disorders (which no other treatment, other than chemo and other toxins, is shown to do). It SUCKS that it’s illegal just because pharmaceutical companies want me to have to pay for (and be dependent on) treatments that are ineffective and harmful to my body.
But what you said about fixing world hunger is a point I’d never heard before, yet it seems plausible. Not that it would straight-up fix world hunger, but that hemp seed oil could be used as a nutritional supplement in places where most of the populace relies on sparse grain with little nutritional value. As we both noted, Hemp Seed Oil is the only naturally-occurring oil with not only all the essential fatty acids, but the same ratio needed by the human body. Let’s break this down: Any other oil or fat contains either not all the essential fatty acids, or the wrong ratios, meaning you have to eat a combination of fats and oils to get everything your body needs. In areas with high rates of hunger, people obviously don’t have the resources to go around eating some of this kind of fat and some of that kind of fat until they have enough to support brain and eye growth, fetal development, immune function, etc. What hnknta seems to be suggesting, and what I absolutely agree with, is that in such areas, an effective solution would be to plant a bunch of hemp (as she said, grows easily, and is more hardy than most grains), and let the people get all their essential fatty acids from hemp. Maybe not “Bingo, problem solved!” but definitely a step in the right direction.
And sorry I just got around to answering this, I passed out last night in the middle of our conversation :/
Medical Marijuana May Help Fibromyalgia Pain - New Solutions for Fibromyalgia -
Lynda, a 48-year-old mother of three who lives in upstate New York, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2000. While there are prescription medications for fibromyalgia, she’s found one unconventional drug—marijuana—that really does the trick.
Wait. Wait. Hold everything.
You mean that marijuana, long used for pain relief, might possibly be effective treatment for a disorder characterized by chronic pain?
BREAKING NEWS, GUYS.
lemondrop.. It’s not medical grade, unfortunately, but hey. Lots of stems, good for cooking.
We’re probably the only people in the universe who get a bag of weed and go, “Yessss! Lots of stems!” But I’ve had to basically quit smoking pot until I start steroids for pleuritis again because my lungs can’t handle it right now, so cannibutter is my best friend.
![Guess what? I made moonrocks! =]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz03pgvoJI1qctv7xo1_500.jpg)
Guess what? I made moonrocks! =]
Why, I wonder, isn’t lupus on the list? It certainly qualifies. I guess just because it’s still something people have only heard about from the phrase “It’s not lupus”?
At any rate, I still have chronic pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and nausea.
Little known fact: I haven’t always been a pothead. Fifteen months ago, I had never tried marijuana and said I never would. A friend got me to start smoking because I had an eating disorder. I can testify to marijuana’s effectiveness as a treatment for anorexia, as stated in the image above.
In Kansas, Eric Voth says Oregon ended workplace drug testing following medical marijuana law
Reefer madness is alive and well in Kansas. The Weed Blogpicked up on a story out of Topeka, Kansas, where the legislature held a hearing to discuss medical marijuana. Supporters outnumbered opponents by a long shot.
Dramatic testimony was given by a son whose mother died from the FDA-approved prescription arthritis drug Humira. Esau Freeman of Wichita read a two-page list of Humira’s known side effects and asked, “I’m here to ask you if we can do better. If patients in Kansas deserve the legal right to access safe and more natural medicine. I’m asking you as responsible and caring legislators of this great state of Kansas to investigate the evidence of medical marijuana with an unbiased and open mind.”
According to the Topeka Capital-Journal, Eric Voth, the chairman of the Institute on Global Drug Policy, claimed that the state of Oregon has mostly stopped pre-employment drug screenings after medical marijuana passed in 1998 because “they had no usable work force.” Also during testimony, Voth claimed that in California, more prescriptions (recommendations) are filled on Friday afternoons by those under 25 than at any other time by any other group. ”It’s a scam, it’s not a prescription,” Voth said.
Rep. Trimmer noted that few of the people testifying offered much in the way of scientific citation for cannabis’ proven medicinal benefits. ”Do we have any evidence on either side from sources like the National Cancer Institute, the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine, the American Opthamological Association Journal?” Trimmer asked. “I would hope that we have something in the medical profession that tells us whether these things work or not. I like to base policy on sound research.”
OK, then…
National Cancer Institute: The potential benefits of medicinal Cannabis for people living with cancer include antiemetic effects, appetite stimulation, pain relief, and improved sleep. Although few relevant surveys of practice patterns exist, it appears that physicians caring for cancer patients in the United States who recommend medicinal Cannabis predominantly do so for symptom management.
American Medical Association: Results of short term controlled trials indicate that smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis.
New England Journal of Medicine: Federal authorities should rescind their prohibition of the medical use of marijuana for seriously ill patients and allow physicians to decide which patients to treat. The government should change marijuana’s status from that of a Schedule I drug … to that of a Schedule II drug … and regulate it accordingly.
American Academy of Ophthalmology: …no scientific evidence has been found that demonstrates increased benefits and/or diminished risks of marijuana use to treat glaucoma compared with the wide variety of pharmaceutical agents now available. [This lady would beg to differ…]
The chairwoman, Rep. Brenda Landwehr, wasn’t buying any of the testimony from patients who told how cannabis had helped them medically. ”I think that, if there was a huge benefit for those folks, the FDA would have already stepped in,” Landwehr said.
So once again we have opponents of medical cannabis use retreating to the tautological safety of the FDA excuse:
- Cannabis is not a medicine because it is not FDA approved;
- The FDA can’t study cannabis, because it is in Schedule I;
- Cannabis is in Schedule I because it is not a medicine.
- Return to Point 1.
Read more: http://stash.norml.org/in-kansas-eric-voth-says-oregon-ended-workplace-drug-testing-following-medical-marijuana-law
Hey. Someone in Kansas died from Humira because they couldn’t use medical marijuana.
Humira can cause fatal complication in patients with only arthritis; I have lupus too.
So next time someone wants to tell me medical marijuana isn’t necessary, they can tell it to this woman’s son.
NO I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS. I read about a girl with lupus who was consuming raw pot (doesn’t get you high, btw) and it significantly lowered her ANA levels. For most of you that probably doesn’t mean anything but all my followers with autoimmune disorders are going OH SHIT right now. I wish I lived in California because a year or two ago, they had a clinical study going on where if you had lupus, they would provide you with raw marijuana to juice in exchange for testing your ANA levels weekly or something. Sooooo sad I missed out on that :( But it is definitely something I am going to look into once I move to Colorado. In the mean time… all the weed I get is dried, so it does not provide those benefits sadly :(
A shop in Seattle.
They have weed milkshakes.
I must go there.
I just made gluten-free special brownies for my arthritis pain.
I am such a special fucking sick snowflake.
Makin’ cannibutter!
Cannabis Treatment Threatens Deadly Painkiller Industry
Pharmaceutical painkillers are now responsible for more deaths in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined.
Ah, of course. The real reason medical marijuana is still illegal in most states. the pharmaceutical industry can’t risk losing its stronghold!
Nothing like a boyfriend who will go get you ice cream cake and cut off the cookie part so you won’t accidentally eat something with wheat in it when you’re stoned and have the munchies after being too sick to eat for days.
