Letters like this one are why I put in twelve-hour days for this cause. “If my friend was prescribed some marijuana, and not anti-depressants, I do not think I would have found him dead, hanging from a cord in his room.” The refusal of our government to allow our troops to use safe, effective cannabis instead of gut-wrenching, energy-sapping, liver-destroying pharmaceuticals is like spitting in the face of those who pledged their lives and honor to defend the drafted-on-hemp-paper Constitution of this country.
Hello NORML,
I must begin by saying your website has a lot of great information, and made me feel more like a person, than a pothead, and I thank you for that.
I have been both a Prince George’s County fire fighter and Marine. During that time I broke over 8 bones, folded my knee backwards, on fire twice resulting in ICU care, hit by a car, and involved in many war situations all at different times.
I got out of the Marines and could not relax or concentrate, or even answer a question without yelling, I went to the doc and he gave me Xanax which made me sick and tired, then Effexor which made me run in circles, and insane brain zaps after I flushed it, followed by Ritalin which made me one-minded and skinny as a stick.
I never drank or did drugs growing up but after all the stressful fire and Marine stuff I was not right, ADHD/PTSD
I smoked marijuana for the first time at age 27; I am now 34. All the meds the doc gave me had more bad effects then good. Marijuana calms me, helps me pay attention, makes me eat, sleep, and turns on a quest for self preservation.
I do not understand why something that helps me and so many others is illegal. I really want to learn more about what I can do to help my friends and people who are zombies because of manmade pills. I know Marines that are drugged up on doc’s meds and will not leave the house; kinda odd how we can smoke some marijuana and everything is fine.
The VA throws excuses and orange bottles at us, until we are so drugged up we quit trying to make sense of what we went through, while the gov’t makes their cents.
Marijuana grows in the earth, pills are made by humans, and tested on a small amount of the public, who have never seen war and death, and I really do not understand this country at all. But we can have a tobacco tax for something that is not even tobacco. Like a Camel cartoon is really affecting the kids.
If my friend was prescribed some marijuana, and not anti-depressants, I do not think I would have found him dead, hanging from a cord in his room.
Marijuana always made him happy, he was afraid of being arrested.
semper fi brother. Iraq vet here and you took the words right out of my mouth.
This story rings true for many veterans. I have seen it time and again at the VA hospital. If anyone has a right to smoke some grass, its those of us who have given mind body and soul for our country. Many prohibitionists have never served anyone or anything other than themselves and there cronies self interests. If it was not for my state protecting my right to medicate I would be screwed. The feds still scare me though. Its nice to fear those you once served and looked up too.
I FEEL IM NOT WORTHY EITHER DUDE
dam dude hearing storys like this make me feel bad because i smoke illegaly everyday and people who fight for this country who are sick sometime almost dying cant get the one plant they need to help them but the man made bullshit thats puts money in there pockets theyll give it to u on a silver platter this shit isnt right at all its really time for a change REALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This story gave me chills. Sometimes I think I am not worthy of recreationally indulging in this powerful plant that has the potential to help so many….
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