Medicinal Marijuana and Chronic Back Pain - Is it the Answer?

Had to post this article on from my Facebook Timeline.  I have been doing alot of posting about legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.  My belief is that it is MY answer to finding , after a 30+ year search ,  some relief from my chronic back pain.  I have another posting  just about ready on the most recent answers that medical america has for chronic pain sufferers I will post it before I post any more about marijuana.

I hope you understand this has been a long, painful search.  I know those of you who are reading this post know just what I am talking about.

 I feel I have paid my dues, I deserve some Chronic Back Pain Relief,  as do all of you.

I do not make this statement lightly, I have had 12 major orthopedic surgerys, countless smaller surgerys for dorsal column stimulators, and morphine pumps, every answer that the medical community offered me for pain relief I endured.   I have even had a blood clot peeled  from my spinal cord, yes you read that right peeled  from my spinal cord itself.  I am thankful everyday for the ability to walk. I could go on and on until you would definitely click off from my blog.

I have done my research, LIVED my research. I will share more with you about my 30+ year search for chronic back pain relief in the near future.

I have been posting about a number of different exciting events recently, wanting to show you that chronic back pain doesn't own my life.  It directs my day to day activities or lack of,  is the first thought in my mind when I get out of bed  and retire at night, I do everything humanly possible not to let it own or define my life.  It's not easy.

I fight a constant battle with my Chronic Back Pain so that it doesn't own my life.
Leave your remarks and judgements in the comment section at the bottom and I will respond just as  I have been.

When I incorporated the Live Chat Box on my site,  I made the commitment to be here Live daily from 1 - 2 pm est, I don't take that commitment lightly,  I am here no matter what there have been days the pain is so bad the tears just stream down my face, but I know as I have known for years the very moment I stop CHRONIC BACK PAIN has won.

I will also share in the posts to come the ways I have coped with Chronic Back Pain and not let the Pain win.

The article I was so excited to share below was posted on my Facebook Timeline yesterday, by one of the Blogs I have been following about legalizing medical marijuana.
It brought me some hope and also still leaves me believing they are holding my releif in thier disputes.

Do You Really Believe That The Feds Will Respect State Marijuana Legalization Laws?

 Posted by Johnny Green - August 30, 2013

Yesterday the marijuana world erupted with joy as the federal government gave it’s ‘official’ position on the marijuana legalization laws in Colorado and Washington. Headlines on marijuana websites and from marijuana activist organizations included ‘Federal government backing off war on marijuana!’ While I think it’s great that the federal government didn’t come out and say something like ‘ we are going to bring more hate than we ever have before,’ I think that celebrations within the marijuana reform community are premature.

After all, the Obama administration has stated before that it will back off marijuana enforcement (medical marijuana). In 2009, the Obama administration issued a memo stating that it would respect state medical marijuana laws. Literally the same time that they issued the memo, the feds were opening investigations against medical marijuana providers across the state. After making an empty promise to respect state medical marijuana laws, the Obama administration went on to raid more medical marijuana providers than the Bush administration. So forgive me if I don’t jump for joy, but I don’t believe anything that was said yesterday.

If the Obama administration was truly planning on respecting state marijuana legalization laws, it would issue an Executive Order stating as much. Instead, they sent out a glorified e-mail which more or less stated that while they respect marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington, they reserve the right to do whatever they want. Don’t be surprised when raids happen on legal marijuana outlets, and don’t be surprised when the feds refuse to reform tax laws and continue to pressure security companies, banks, and credit card companies to halt all business activities with marijuana businesses.

I hate bursting people’s bubbles, but as I always say, ‘actions speak louder than rhetoric.’ Remember what happened after the last rounds of marijuana memos from the Obama administration, and proceed with caution. The DEA is still lurking, the IRS is still enforcing 280e laws, and at this point, nothing has really changed except a memo has been sent out. You can read the memo for yourself here. What do readers think? Do you believe the White House? Do you truly think that the federal government is ‘backing off the war on marijuana?’ Or do you think that this is smoke and mirrors, and that there will still be raids? I look forward to reading your comments.

I Still have the strong belief, that the issuing of that Executive Order respecting state marijuana legalization laws is key in my finding  chronic back pain relief.

I want to issue a little warning before you watch the following video - I posted
the video because it is the conclusion to my article but it does contain some information that may offend some people.  Russ makes some very strong statements about lealizing marijuana and there are no holds barred.

The Russ Belville Show #255 - DoJ Won't Sue to Stop Legalization

“When the past calls, let it go to voicemail, believe me, it has nothing new to say.” - Unknown

Please remember most of what I write are based on my own personal experiences. Most of all they are my opinions. I live every single day in pain, I will also do whatever is necessary to relieve the pain. I wonder knowing what I do now if I would have had surgery to begin with, once again though hindsight is 20/20.Still waiting for more of YOU to share your experiences. Are you in Pain every single day? How do you relieve the pain?

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