I’m planning on getting a medical reccomendation through an online service, I’m 19 in California. I’m also taking a retail job this summer that requires a background check (using HireRight). I’m worried that they would see the MMJ on my medical record, is it possible that this could cause problems due to me being under 21? I haven’t been able to find an answer to this specific situation online

Hi Reddit, I’m looking to speak with someone who was discharged from the military due to their use of cannabis. If you don’t feel comfortable commenting publicly, please DM me ❤️ Thank you! Sorry I couldn’t pick out an appropriate flair!

Hi, I just got my med card and I'm really paranoid about getting caught with weed and going to jail or sum.. do i just show up to a dispo, show them my med card, and i can buy whatever? i'm mainly just trying to buy edibles to help me sleep

Hey everyone Im in WA state and I've been dealing with cancer and its effects on my body for years. I've had an mmj authorization for several years in the past but my doctor left and its been hard to find anyone to help me. Saw Leafwell on Leafly while I was scoping out some new strains. All the docs in the area are like 6 hr round trips from where I live, thats super rough on my body dont know if I can take it. Just looking for a valid auth so I can skip out on the 45% tax thats about to be cut in a few weeks

My understanding of TX is mostly based on outlandish charicatures and sensationalist news headlines, but it sounds like

a) TX doesn't have med card reciprocity, and
b) there's no recreational use

It sounds like I'm taking a break from MMJ while I'm visiting, but I wasn't sure if there were any loopholes I was unaware of (e.g., smoke shops in certain states are limited on what they sell in terms of a 0.5% THC content threshold, but this is only THC proper and excludes THCA and other cannabinoids; in practice, the vast majority of the flower sold at medical dispensaries falls under this threshold because cured flower mostly contains THCA)

tl;dr - workarounds for obtaining flower in TX?

CALIFORNIA

i recently found out on my own that i likely have joint hypermobility, which could be the cause of my chronic pain. it’s inconsistent, but it usually hurts enough to have me rest on the floor after tasks or fall like an old person if i move too quickly. i am considering mmj due to the fact that my pain goes away before pills hit me. it doesn’t affect my DAILY life, but it is time-consuming, barely bearable, embarrassing, and a huge inconvenience when pain does happen to me.

i am thinking about mmj usage since my father used to use it. he had chronic pain that needed injections, and i didn’t find any sharps containers in his house after i heard that he used mmj for pain. i also have a family history of a type of inflammatory arthritis.

i was wondering if i would be a good fit for a recommendation?

T-break tincture

Hey guys, I posted this on a few other subs and figured I'd post it here too. I don't post much on Reddit so my b if I'm doing this wrong. I'm planning on making a daytime and nighttime non-psychoactive tincture.

The general intent of these tinctures is to take them sublingually for anxiety relief, focus, pain management, and sleep while I take a t break or just straight up quit from very heavy daily THC usage. I plan on making these very strong (18gs of concentrate per 2 ounces of alcohol). I'm not worried about taste at all.

I bought everything I need, and just want to run my plan past y'all before I put it all together. Here's the proportions I'm going to use:

Daytime: H4-cbd 11g 55% Cbg 5g 25% CBC 2g 10% Cbt 2g 10% Ever clear 2 oz

Nighttime: H4-cbd 12g 60% Cbno 4g 20% CBC 2g 10% Cbt 2g 10% Ever clear 2 oz

Recipe: put all the concentrates in a jar. Add everclear alcohol. Shake/stir until dissolved. Transfer to dropper bottle. Repeat for nighttime.

Some questions I have: Will the ever clear be able to dissolve that much distillate?

Do I store this in the fridge or cupboard?

Did I do my math right? It should be about 165-180 mgs of h4-cbd per milliliter (1 dropper) and 300 mgs total cannabinoids per ml.

Has anyone done a tincture with these cannabinoids? What was the dosage, oil or alcohol, and how were the effects?

Particularly has anyone ever done H4-CBD and cbg together? Also has anyone done CBNo and what was your dose?

The cbg and CBNo that I bought are isolates(powder). Do I need to heat everything up and mix it at all before adding alcohol or will it all just dissolve once the alcohol goes in?

Why is there braille on the drive thru ATMs?

Are there any other non THC or HHC noids I should put in here?

What about other ingredients like essential oils?

Please let me know what you think, happy to receive any critiques.

I’m visiting AZ for a bit and wanted to get mmj since im 18, will it affect me from buying a gun back home in texas?

hi! i am interested in getting my med card, the problem is that I go to school in California but I spend my summers and winters in Washington state. i've heard that there are like visitor med cards in California but I haven't been able to find more information on those. anyway, any advice about what I should do in this situation would be much appreciated.

thanks!

Hello! So I've smoked on and off over the years and weed has always felt the same to me. No matter the name, no matter if indica or sativa. I never notice a difference from any strain I hit. Until last Friday.

A cookies shop opened up a block away from me, so I decided to pick up some of their 2090 hybrid. And I've never felt this way on weed. I can think clearly, I don't forget literally 20% of the things that just came out of mouth, I don't feel weighed down and foggy, and im no where near as anxious on the come up as I am with every single strain I've smoked.

How can I figure out what it is about this strain that is so favorable for me, pinpoint it, and shop better with this information in mind? What terps should I be looking at?

Thank you for any help.

And I would like some advice - I am a MMJ patient with frequent anxiety attacks, will I be able to bring my MMJ vape through the security to enter the capitol building? I am in PA.

If so, what are the rules and regulations? Does my device have to be bought at the dispensary also?

I'm a 19-year-old Californian and was wondering whether or not genetic chronic migraines would be a valid reason to get a med card. Thanks!

I (almost 68 yr. old F) have had my MMJ card for approximately three years for debilitating spinal/back, shoulder and leg pain and fibro to the point that even simple household chores are a problem and have unfortunately found out during this time that I'm highly tolerant to THC, to the point that after a week I need to keep increasing dosage. Currently I'm on a T-break as I was up to three dropperfuls of Standard Farms Mint RSO to feel any type of relief and this essentially is going to "break my bank" at the rate I'm going through, to say nothing of it becoming ineffective. I will not smoke/vape as I'm an ex smoker. I've found tinctures and believe it or not - honey - that greatly help when they DO work.

Can I ask what fellow chronic pain users who have this issue use, if anything, on the days/weeks that they are on a break? If you cannot get relief through your "usual dosing" TIA for any insight! And if you need to ask any questions, feel free.

So I’m a frequent consumer of cannabis, mostly flower and vape products, and have been for many years. A couple of years ago I began experiencing various skin rashes and could not find the source. Took tests, saw doctors and most recently went through a very restrictive anti-candida diet. At the recommendation of the functional health doctor I abstained from smoking. Near the end of the cycle, I vaped one time and very quickly experienced a severe reaction around my eyes—swelling, itching and ultimately dry skin patches. I thought it was the vape products so I cut that out. Then, after getting up the nerve I tried smoking flower through a vaporizer and began experiencing very similar symptoms, though not quite as severe, and I can only conclude that I am allergic to marijuana. So my question is, what recourse do I have? Am I just done consuming cannabis forever? Are there strains that I can consume and if so how do I go about determining what is safe without putting my skin through this sort of trauma? Anyone have any experience with something like this?

Hello! My Fiance and I are starting a non profit for therapeutic cannabis education, and as one of the things we are going to just have on our site, is a quiz someone can take to figure out what may be the right kind of product for them. Its a rough draft of it, but I am looking for any feedback, or if this is even a helpful thing! https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/ugc/story.php?title=mzk1mzc3nqz4as

I was approved recently for MMJ in Texas. It's stupidly expensive and more limited than other states, but I have it. My doctor told me to take 1:1 of the tincture oil during the day every four hours as needed and 0:1 at night for sleep. I was told to start with 2.5mg of the 1:1 and gradually increase it by 2.5mg at a time. My night time dose starts at 5mg.

So far, I haven't noticed any difference at all with the pain and this is my third day so far. Is this something that should help right away or does it need to build in your system first, before it helps? Or is it just that the starting dosage is too low to do anything?

The dosage at night is helping me sleep at least, but I haven't noticed any difference with that yet either for pain.

If the dosage needs to be higher, not sure how I'll afford this long term. It was $90 for a 300mg 1:1 bottle and $60 for a 300mg 0:1 bottle. I think I can make the 1:1 bottle last a month if I only do a maximum of 5mg twice a day, but if I have to do more than that, then that will require $180/month just for the two bottles of 1:1. I think I can make the 0:1 bottle last two months at least. The 5mg at night is enough for sleep right now.

I'm thinking of trying to alternate the MMJ and a full spectrum hemp CBD to stretch out the MMJ, but I don't know how well that is going to work since what I'm taking now isn't helping the pain yet.

Has anyone heard of balancedmedicinals.com? I’m looking to acquire my med card for the first time and this came up in my search for prescribers. Is the cost too good to be true?

Any other Iowans here? I have Cptsd, fibromyalgia, hypermobility, anxiety, depression, among other issues including pots. I know our state program is limited, but I want to protect myself when it comes to owning carts, which I have found to be more helpful than what my doctors are currently doing, which is nothing.

I'm interviewing for a few new jobs in Maryland as a medical office receptionist and I understand if they drug test but with my MMJ card will my employer be notified if it comes up positive and are they allowed to not hire me solely based on a positive test? Would that be disability discrimination?

Hello Reddit,

This is one of my first times posting on Reddit so sorry if I do this wrong. But I could really use some help.

Last year I got diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called spondyloarthritis. Unique for everyone but for me it effects my tendons. It feels a bit like I have body aches of the flu or tendonitis all through my body, but mostly my neck, hips, forearms, and legs. Pretty bed ridden and quite miserable.

The main treatment to get it under control are drugs called biologics. They are usually shots and crazy expensive. However, everyone I know who has gotten relief, or remission, has taken biologics. They change lives.

However, it takes a while to find the right one. I'm on #3 right now (for those who are in a similar boat, I've tried Cosentyx and Taltz, started Rinvoq yesterday). I have the absolute best rheumatologist. Best in the state. Triple board certified. And truly cares! But while I try these drugs, I need something to help relieve the pain so I can work and sort of live.

January 2023 I started taking edibles. I'm very religious and part of my religion is not using alcohol or other substances, so I was nervous. Never been high. But the pain was really bad and needed something to help. Basically I was desperate. I'm sure a ton of you on here can relate to that. By the way if that is you, I'm so sorry. Hang in there.

Without question weed was (and maybe still is) the only thing that really helped with the pain for about a year. Always took it at night. Was on 2.5 mg of THC in the beginning but moved up to 10mg by about April. Rest of the year just took 10mg. In December the pain started getting worse so I bumped it up to 15mg and then 20mg for a few days. Felt great!

Christmas Day I took 20mg around 5:00 PM. I don't have much experience with this so I don't know if it is normal, but I had a terrible experience. Crazy paranoia. Hearing voices. Forgetting where I worked or who my dog was. Just horrible. Then couldn't move my body. Then honestly it felt like I died. Horrible. Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Lasted for 90 minutes but felt like 3 days.

So I swore it off cold turkey. Turns out that can have some side effects. Didn't sleep for 90 hours straight. Could have been other drugs but again... terrible. Got back to sleep and pain wasn't so bad so I stayed off.

In the last two days, my pain has reached an all time high. One of my doctors wants me to go to a pain clinic but I will not go on opioids. My wife has family who struggled for years with addiction and it is just a hard no for me. But I need help. I don't want to have that trip again, but if it keeps getting worse I don't think I care.

I guess my question is this:

Have any of you found ways you can take weed without psychoactive effects? Or at least less?

I've heard that vaping is less psychoactive but to be honest I'm concerned about health effects of vaping. And if it is true, I haven't been able to find research saying it. I've tried just using CBD but it doesn't do a thing.

Also, is what I experienced normal? And why did that happen?

Because I'm a noob at this stuff, I have no idea who to trust. It feels like the research for cannabis isn't where other drugs are. I did have a medical card in my state but the doctors who prescribed them don't seem super knowledgeable.

I would be completely find paying a very well researched doctor to help me. To be honest, I'd be fine paying pretty big money. I just don't even know who to talk to. Do any of you know someone who fits that description? Preferably an MD.

Anyway, would absolutely love your help. Thank you!

I'm relatively new to using CBD/THC for chronic back pain.

I've been buying cannabis (no mmj card) since NY became a recreational state. I've been buying at the Akwesasne (Mohawk) Reservation because of their pricing... about 1/3rd the cost per oz. than the NYS Certified dispensaries.

My question is about quality... the Mohawk tribal council claims to have set quality/safety regulations, but I can't find them. In my newbie opinion, reservation cannabis seems of quite good quality - but what do I know?

Has anyone been able to determine if reservation cannabis is as good quality as NY dispensaries?

Tell us your opinions!

I guess what i’m confused with is if i can just walk into a dispensary with a state if and the mmj nuggmd card. after you get the doctors rec, would you have to register with the state after ? or would the card just be enough ?

edit: i’m from california