
Today’s post is a direct result of the single most, positive, life changing visit to Boulder, CO. We went to see my shvester (sister) and schvoger (brother-in-law) and had an absolutely wonderful time. I cannot begin to thank them for their love, kindness, support, generosity, and of course, laughter. Oh, and Alex, my ‘budmaster’ from #FreshBaked, thank you too! You see, on my shvester’s birthday, her birthday mind you, they gave me the greatest gift of all time. The gift of feeling absolutely pain-free — no side effects, no cognitive impairment… medical marijuana in the form of CBD. I felt human for the first time in over three decades. A mitzvah (good deed) like no other. To my mishpocheh (shvester and schvoger), words cannot convey my love and gratitude.
To the tune of New York, New York please, maestro (tap, tap, tap, begin):
Slang words for marijuana: green goddess, bud, grass, herb, weed, pot, wacky-tobacky.
Some links to learn more about medical marijuana:
- 11 key findings from one of the most comprehensive reports ever on the health effects of marijuana
- A powerful form of medical marijuana without the high
- Evidence shows that medical marijuana works for pain, the medical reason most people want it — but doctors still have questions
Go in good health. Gai gezunterheit. And know this yiddisheh momma is gonna fight like hell to keep feeling this good. And to allow others to get relief too.
It must have been lovely being pain free #stayclassymama
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Like I was 18 years old again and before any of this started! Unreal how good you can feel without any impairment at all! Thank you! #stayclassymama xoxo
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I’m so pleased you had a great time and I fully support your campaign! It’s amazing that you have been able to find something to help you. I just can’t imagine having to live with persistent chronic pain, but to then not be able to access this in your own state must be desperately frustrating? Here’s hoping for you lovely. Thanks for linking to #DreamTeam x
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Thank you so much, Dawn! If you know me, I will fight until it is legal. Once you feel good, you cannot possibly go back! #painfree #DreamTeam xoxox
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As someone who was nervous about her state passing a marijuana law, I can say I was completely wrong. Our DUIs went DOWN, our revenues went UP, our violent crime went DOWN, and people now have access to something that can medically benefit them without taking 5 years of hoops to jump through. I think every state should follow suit, we’re wasting precious government money fighting a battle that doesn’t need to be fought! #ThatFridayLinky
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Thank you, Heather! It is good to see that your state has seen the positive results. It’s like that everywhere… Open them up, PA! I need ya’! Think how much everyone can save in health insurance alone if they had something that worked. Heck, I could have saved at least 5 – 6 surgeries! M’wah friend! #ThatFridayLinky xoxo
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Oh it must have been amazing to have felt pain free after such a long time! I am behind your campaign! :- ) Thanks for joining us on #FridayFrolics
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So, so goooood! It has to come to PA soon, and thanks, love, for your support! You know me – I’m not too shy. I will work to make this happen! #FridayFrolics xoxo
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Ah darling. My Grandad had severe arthritis from his 50’s, it debilitated him. He tried the same as you for pain relief but sadly it didn’t do anything to relieve his symptoms. He was always keen to find methods that could ease his suffering. I back your campaign, if it makes you feel better then I’m all for it x #fridayfrolics
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Thank you so much, Rach! I am already in touch with local government and finding out about solutions here in PA. They must open soon! Support feels good too! #Fridayfrolics xoxo
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I can feel you joy in this post and it made me happy. I have an ongoing back problem and although it gets me down sometimes, there are days when I am pain free. Those days are bliss and I feel free again so I know a little about how you must feel. I support anything that helps people lead a better and happier life. #Blogcrush
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Thank you, my friend! It is like a constant noise, all the time, never ending, then all of the sudden it is quiet! I sure hope this lasts and PA opens soon! Take good care of your back! Amazing how much of us hurt. #BlogCrush xoxo
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Bless you. X
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Good luck with your campaign!
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Thanks so much! I can be a bit outspoken, in case you haven’t noticed! 😀 xo
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I can imagine the incredible feeling of being pain free X #ablogginggoodtime
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Thank you so much! It is divine! I hope it will last! #ablogginggoodtime xoxo
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I can only imagine what it must feel like to be pain-free at last Lisa. And it’s such great news for you! Thanks for sharing your happy news with #HighlightsofHappy
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Carol, I don’t think I am so happy to have the happiness to share with you! Thank you! #HighlightsofHappy xoxo
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Brilliant news, enjoy the feeling:)
Mainy
#mg
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Thank you, Mainy! I hope it lasts enough until we open in PA! Or I may need to travel back to Colorado! M’wah! #mg xo
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I suffer from a prolapsed disc and spent 2 years on 100mg of Tramadol which after a while just didn’t even do anything for me. I can completely sympathise with you as I doubt my pain was a walk in the park compared to yours! Im so pleased you’ve found something that works!
Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back next week
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Thanks so much Lianne! I hope your back pain has subsided, or better yet, gone away for good. I hope PA opens up soon so I can get continued relief legally, and without any risk of side effects. M’wah to you my friend! #TriumphantTales xoxo
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Hoping you are able to get permanent relief very soon over in Philly.
#fridayfrolics
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Thanks, Kristin! Me too! #fridayfrolics xo
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I love how you fight for what is right! You are such an amazing woman a role model to all women, I wish more people thought like you. I am glad you felt that joy and that pain free time xx Much love #mg
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Much love right back to you my friend! I hope all is well and that my pain stays well out of the way. Now, C’mon PA, OPEN! M’wah to you Mac! #mg xoxo
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It must have been really good to be pain free! Yay for medical marijuana. Sometimes it makes all the difference! #mg
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Thanks so very much for your kind words. May it stay this way! PA, open up already! #mg xoxo
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It’s great to hear that you had such a good time. Thanks for linking up to #ThatFridayLinky
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Thanks so much! We sure did! #ThatFridayLinky xo
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Outstanding Lisa, I’m so happy for you. Its such a shame the hold that big pharma has on the entire process. So many people hooked on opiates and so few willing to bow to the common sense of legalizing marijuana. its absurd
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Thank you, Jeremy! I couldn’t agree with you more. The opioid epidemic is terrible, and for me, those drugs never worked. Pharm better loosen the purse strings of pure greed and let us all feel better instead of bandaid-ing solutions and charging us all through the nose. C’mon PA! I’m ready!
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How lovely to be pain free Thank you for linking to #ThatFridayLinky Please come back next week
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Thank you Nige! It is really lovely! I had forgotten what this felt like! ❤ #ThatFridayLinky xoxo
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I’m happy you could be pain free & found this. I hope you find more comfort. Here’s to you!
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Thank you, so very much! I really believe this is the relief I have been waiting for! I hope your weekend is a good one! xo
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Wow this sounds amazing and no wonder you had such a lovely day out together. Popping by from #KCACOLS
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Oh how I love a good pop by! 😘#kcacols xo
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It must be so hard to live with pain – you’re so brave, and I’m so glad you found some relief!!! Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back next time!
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Thank you love! It is no easy task , and I am thrilled to know there is relief in sight! Thanks for your comments! #kcacols 😘 xo
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So happy you’re pain free lovely! #KCACOLS
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Thank you lovely! 😘 #kcacols xo
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I had a chronic illness (CFS/ME) which gave me chronic pain for 6 years. It was awful. You have to put a smile on it and just keep going because there is no end in sight, so you either make the best of it or drown under the pain. That is a horrible situation to be in. You have my every sympathy. It must have been an amazing feeling to suddenly be pain-free. I remember feeling light as a feather when I was unexpectedly cured by an experimental treatment and the pain was no longer there. I hope that you get the medication you need soon #blogcrush
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Thank you, Lucy. I am thrilled to hear that yours came to an end. Unless you have experienced it, chronic pain is really hard to describe and bare. We show no scars. Having the curtain lifted and seeing the light is so very hopeful. I am so happy for you, and hopeful for me! M’wah dear Lucy! xoxo #blogcrush
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How amazing that you were pain free, long may it continue!
Thank you for linking up with us on #FabFridayPost
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Thank you, SU! We may need to move to Colorado to keep me pain-free unless PA opens soon! #FabFridayPost Taste of the good life is not enough! Need to feel good all of the time. xoxo
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Hi there. I just got an email about a clinical trial for CBD… I don’ t know how legit it is, but I thought I’d send you the information since you wrote this piece on it. Be cautious, but take a look. https://www.beatpain.org/paths/6i/1tae/?afid=54&ad=beatpain,&sid=105687 – Hope it is worth your time.
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You are too kind! I will check this out! Apologies for the delay. Trying to catch up. 😘
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I can tell by your post how amazing this made you feel. Such a shame that medical marijuana hasn’t been legalized everywhere yet, there is no much proof out there that it helps with pain and yet for some reason it remains illegal in so many places. Good luck with your mission lovely xx #BlogCrush
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Thanks so much Wendy. Our local politicians have all heard from me back here in Philadelphia. Working it activist style. 😘 #blogcrush
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Glad you felt pain free – I don’t know what CBD is.#KALCOLS
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Ty Lydia! CBD is a component of medical marijuana that does not get you high. It has amazing medical ability. #KCACOLS 😘
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Hey Lisa,
You know when you love your posts and your style of writing. I learn so much from you. This is just another subject in which you have taught me something extraordinary and made me question my way of thinking.
I like to be honest with people and I’ll openly admit then when discussing marijuana I always tend to feel myself taking the moral high ground.
Whilst working in psychiatric pharmacy for 8 years, I witnessed a lot of people who developed severe psychosis which was almost always attributed to marijuana. Before this I thought thought I’d try the stuff.
This said, I realise there are so so many types and strengths that to place them all in the same category would be foolish.
I feel so happy when I read of the relief you found from this medical version that I know I am already reconsidering my stance.
I think marijuana here in the U.K is associated with a lot of scummy types who set up factories using properties paid for by the tax payer.
I know in the U.S it is a lot more accepted. You only have to watch a few American part style movies to see that it’s commonplace.
This has been such an interesting read for me. I really wish you well in your campaign and with your health and I shall continue to reeducate myself in the uses of medical marijuana 🙂
Huge thanks for linking up to #KCACOLS Come back soon.
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Wow! I so glad you are open to taking in this new information. My levels of CBD (no -high) are very high, with only a hint of THC (high, munchies, etc) and the medical result is amazing. I need them to open here in PA or I will have to find a way to get it in another legal state. PA is legal, but no dispensaries are available until sometime in 2018, hopefully. Thank you for your kind words and support! Medical Marijuana is good medicine. xoxo #KCACOLS
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I love the way you wrote this. Living almost constantly with back pain, I can feel your relief coming through the screen! Long may this wonder work for you.x #KCACOLS
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Rachel, it may help you too! My goal is to spread the word far and wide. Check out if your state has it, where you can find it. We don’t have to be in PAIN all of the time! xoxo Wishing you pain free times! #KCACOLS xoxo
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I am in the UK. My back pain is a disc problem though, exacerbated by constantly caring for my disabled son. I really need to stop doing the things which are damaging the disc.
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Perhaps you can get some medical marijuana and get the help you need. I feel the need to let everyone know! Disc pain is awful. And if you are always lifting and twisting, I can just imagine how you feel. Wishing all good things for you! ❤
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