I think this story is funny.... I hope you agree.
You may know I have a few years on me. These last few years I have really had a lot of arthritis pain caused by a number of sports and accident related injuries over the years. I had been taking daily doses of Tylenol to get some relief, but as time has passed, that option worked less and less effectively.
So, as I was looking around the internet, I saw some hemp based (drug free) products that supposedly relieved arthritis pain. It looked good and was relatively affordable, so I decided to try it. I told my wife about it and she volunteered to order the stuff for me Well, switches were crossed and mistakes were made and she ended up ordering me something with both THC and CBD in it, in other words, she ordered up cannabis based gummies. We have little (read no) experience with this stuff. I'm a beer and scotch guy, so the packaging saying what it was didn't mean anything to me. I proceeded to take the recommended dosage and, yeah, I could feel a lessened version of my hip and shoulder pain,,,, and, amazingly, I didn't really seem to mind it so much. In fact, I was feelin' real good about how it was going.
So, at our Sunday dinner with my daughter and her family, I mentioned how great this hemp stuff was. My son-in-law looked at the jar and his eyes got big as pies. He informed me that not only was my "hemp" really cannabis, but the dosage level per gummy was really high (no pun intended), like four times what a beginner ought to be taking. Holy crap..... no wonder my pain seemed "manageable"....
So. I'm now in withdrawal . I haven't had a gummy for 5 days. ( I also have stopped eating a half a box of oreos every night.....) I'm torn about going back on the grass infused gummies. I'm living my own version of reefer madness and crave the blood orange taste I came to love. Help Me! Should I join NA or just go for it and keep the pot boiling? Any advice will be appreciated.
This thread should serve as a way to unburden ourselves from living with the dark secrets in our lives. I know I was courageous to go first, but that's the kind of guy I am. Please openly share your secrets here and purge yourself of the shame you have been living with. Public confession is a purifying act.... go for it!
You may know I have a few years on me. These last few years I have really had a lot of arthritis pain caused by a number of sports and accident related injuries over the years. I had been taking daily doses of Tylenol to get some relief, but as time has passed, that option worked less and less effectively.
So, as I was looking around the internet, I saw some hemp based (drug free) products that supposedly relieved arthritis pain. It looked good and was relatively affordable, so I decided to try it. I told my wife about it and she volunteered to order the stuff for me Well, switches were crossed and mistakes were made and she ended up ordering me something with both THC and CBD in it, in other words, she ordered up cannabis based gummies. We have little (read no) experience with this stuff. I'm a beer and scotch guy, so the packaging saying what it was didn't mean anything to me. I proceeded to take the recommended dosage and, yeah, I could feel a lessened version of my hip and shoulder pain,,,, and, amazingly, I didn't really seem to mind it so much. In fact, I was feelin' real good about how it was going.
So, at our Sunday dinner with my daughter and her family, I mentioned how great this hemp stuff was. My son-in-law looked at the jar and his eyes got big as pies. He informed me that not only was my "hemp" really cannabis, but the dosage level per gummy was really high (no pun intended), like four times what a beginner ought to be taking. Holy crap..... no wonder my pain seemed "manageable"....
So. I'm now in withdrawal . I haven't had a gummy for 5 days. ( I also have stopped eating a half a box of oreos every night.....) I'm torn about going back on the grass infused gummies. I'm living my own version of reefer madness and crave the blood orange taste I came to love. Help Me! Should I join NA or just go for it and keep the pot boiling? Any advice will be appreciated.
This thread should serve as a way to unburden ourselves from living with the dark secrets in our lives. I know I was courageous to go first, but that's the kind of guy I am. Please openly share your secrets here and purge yourself of the shame you have been living with. Public confession is a purifying act.... go for it!
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