MARIJUANA HELPED THIS CANCER PATIENT

I currently use medical marijuana in placement of traditional
medicines. I have paid thousands of dollars over the years for
prescriptions, many with negative side effects. I then I discovered
that scientists at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston found that
certain opioid analgesics - such as Percocet and Vicodin - can
actually cause cancer. When cannabis became legal for Colorado
residents with a history of medical issues, I decided to give it a
try. I have found cannabis has thoroughly controlled my nausea and
stifled my pain without loads of negative side effects. While
receiving chemo, I rarely felt like eating. Thankfully, cannabis also
helps stimulate the appetite. Most importantly, it has also possibly
helped with the elimination of my tumors. My nurses and doctors are
amazed at how well I am doing. I have been without prescription
painkillers since using this.

Decades of propaganda used to distort the truth about marijuana have
prevented its use for those it can help medicinally Thankfully,
recent government actions have allowed cancer patients, such as
myself, new hope. One entity, www.amercamm.org is operated locally
and offers cancer patients medicinal marijuana at no cost. It is put
into foods, teas, tinctures, smoothies, etc. so one does not have to
smoke it unless you want to. I hear and read about so many
anti-medical marijuana politicians questioning why a doctor would
prescribe something that has to be smoked. Again, the fact is, you
don't have to smoke it. I don't.

The stigma marijuana has for some people who are callous in
prioritizing their beliefs and principles over the well-being of sick
people, have potentially further reason to take a step back and
reevaluate their over simplified stereotypes and acknowledge the
benefits from this plant.

Todd Trenchard

Alma