I have been a user of medicinal cannabis for chronic pain since August of 2018. A whole two months before the recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Canada.
I never even tried smoking the stuff until after it was legalized. I went through a lot of prescription options before my family doctor would send me to a specialist.
We wanted to avoid opioids completely, since there was a good chance I would need to increase my dose on a regular basis. I grew up watching my mom use cannabis (mostly) medicinally.
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