O/T It's easier for me to get Heroin than Medical Cannabis

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Originally Posted by Captain_Sensible

Would be interested in what people's experiences are with the CBD gummies. They have been recommended to me by friends for sleep problems but I find the choice a bit overwhelming. Noticed that they are mainstream now however, even being available in Boots.

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I couldn't even tell if they did anything.

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Originally Posted by 79blue

One option is to use a dry herb vaporiser (some will take oils as well). With these you don’t need tobacco, so no smoking issues or nicotine addition. If you have bought strong street weed then just reduce the amount you load into it the vap, a little bit of trial and error until you get the right dose.

I have used one for years and I am still using the original one I bought. They are also very discrete giving off very limited odour, due to the weed not burning. I have regularly stood outside theatre and music venues during the interval without anyone noticing I was vaping weed.

They are easy to use, just load weed into the heating cell or on the more expensive ones (German engineering) you load the weed into a metal capsule which is inserted in to the vap.

You can spend between £50 - £300 on a decent one. Some examples below:

Stork and Bickel (high end German products),
https://www.storz-bickel.com/en/

A selection on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=dry+vap...s_ts-doa-p_1_7

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For those who can't or don't want to smoke, then dry vapes are amazing. I started getting nauseous from joints a few years ago so bought a cheapish vape to test, and it was a great investment. Turns out it was the tobacco and not the weed making me feel weird. They are so easy and convenient to use, and only emit a mild, pleasant smell as opposed to smoke.

I tried CBD oils too for my arthritis in my ankle, and they helped me sleep really well if nothing else. They are expensive though, so a vape with weed is what I use now. There's shops here that sell weed with only CBD if that's what people are after. One of my mates buys that. Personally I like to get a little bit baked on a quiet Friday staying in. High grade skunk is a thing of the past for me now though!

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Yes and the weed these days can be very powerful . I knocked it on the head as I was like a cabbage after a few joints .

Amitriptyline ? Pregabalin ?

When you are having a bad spell .....as now .....can you get away with occasional use of oromorph or tramadol ?

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That’s the trouble with cannabis these days, way too strong. Going to fry everyone’s brain.

Was much better when it was weaker years ago

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Originally Posted by EastbourneBlue

That’s the trouble with cannabis these days, way too strong. Going to fry everyone’s brain.

Was much better when it was weaker years ago

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Definitely

They say youngsters smoking skunk at 15 or 16 these days are a high risk of developing serious mental illness like psychotic depression or paranoia or the various forms of schizophrenia

I came back from college in 1990 and my mates girlfriend was a psychiatric nurse and said they dealt with a lot of people who had bad psychological reactions to cannabis , even then

A girl at our student halls of residence was a big smoker but gave it up after she developed panic attacks and anxiety serious enough to be admitted to hospital

I used to love having a smoke on a Friday night but it's certainly not harmless . Less harmful than alcohol for sure but not harmless

Thanks again guys for all your suggestions and responses. They're all really appreciated and have given me options and a lift as my spirits were down. I do love the way this board can help people and even though we get a bit feisty at times, we're able to look out for one another. That's community in my book and why this board is so important to me and I'm sure many others.

Sorry for reviving this thread. Those who have tried it, does it really help?

I want to try it for my arthritis. Found a whole list of medical cannabis clinics on this site. Thinking of trying Alternaleaf. Anyone here with experience?

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Originally Posted by blackrock bluebird

Sorry for reviving this thread. Those who have tried it, does it really help?

I want to try it for my arthritis. Found a whole list of medical cannabis clinics on this site. Thinking of trying Alternaleaf. Anyone here with experience?

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I managed to get hold of a script via a private consultation and tried both the vape and the oil. I'd say, speak to others with chronic pain on some of the arthritis forums (just Google search mate).

It's so strange reading my posts from two years ago and remembering how bad the MS pain was (so much so I was willing to have my left leg amputated) and four months of sheer hell and immobility. It helped me sleep but not with the pain mate. But mine isn't arthritic which is why I say speak to people who have used it for that.

Ultimately, it wasn't for me as I just don't get on with it (it complicates other neuropathic painkillers) but at the time I was on morphine and it didn't help either!

Living with chronic pain is hard work my friend and you have my sympathy. When you get someone inquiring about medical cannabis, you know it's bad. Hope you find some relief mate.

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Originally Posted by blackrock bluebird

Sorry for reviving this thread. Those who have tried it, does it really help?

I want to try it for my arthritis. Found a whole list of medical cannabis clinics on this site. Thinking of trying Alternaleaf. Anyone here with experience?

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Hope you get the help you need, fingers crossed for you!

Get heroin. It's a much more effective pain killer.

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

Get heroin. It's a much more effective pain killer.

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But it's an opiate and blocks you up

Even co codomol does at the weaker strengths

I would rather be smoking industrial power weed