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Cannabis

In reply to the discussion: what's your favorite edible? [View all]

forgotmylogin

(7,908 posts)
26. I'm sorry it didn't help you.
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 10:52 PM
Jan 2021

I'm sure it's like any painkiller - different ones work on different types of pain, and it will depend on how your pain manifests.

Cannabis is a vasodilator (which is why people's eyes go red) so if the pain is muscular, it might help somewhat via general relaxation and increased blood flow. I've read that THC actually *would* be a good remedy for asthma since it can relax and open the bronchial tubes, but smoking it essentially negates the effect.

If your pain is due to bone or nerve problems, cannabis may not work in a way that can relieve it. Similar to various other painkiller types. It's possible some people who use it for pain may just benefit from being zoned out and more capable of mentally dealing with it.

It helps with nausea in many people, but for a certain unlucky few it causes nausea. It commonly causes "munchies" increased appetite which is a good effect for cancer or AIDS patients. Myself, I don't get munchies. I've cooked an entire elaborate meal for other people while high and then just not been in the correct mood to to eat any of it myself for hours afterward.

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what's your favorite edible? [View all] IcyPeas Jan 2021 OP
Gummies griffi94 Jan 2021 #1
Not legal here yet. pwb Jan 2021 #2
Enjoy several! StClone Jan 2021 #3
I tried the chocolate bar didn't do anything for me. blueinredohio Jan 2021 #8
Interesting, I wonder why we don't StClone Jan 2021 #10
I wondered that too. Also tried CBD oil. Nothing. blueinredohio Jan 2021 #21
I might be wrong, but I think the point of CBD oil is to *not* get high. forgotmylogin Jan 2021 #23
I tried the CBD for back pain. I didn't want a high but for the pain to be gone. Nothing. blueinredohio Jan 2021 #25
I'm sorry it didn't help you. forgotmylogin Jan 2021 #26
It's a common belief that "you don't get high the first time". forgotmylogin Jan 2021 #24
oh, interesting. IcyPeas Jan 2021 #14
Just not all at once! Especially if you're not used to the effects. forgotmylogin Jan 2021 #22
Freedom Fudgies by Revolution which is sort of chocolate gummies with a fudge brownie taste lunasun Jan 2021 #4
Gummies Siwsan Jan 2021 #5
The first thing I tried was like a bar Rorey Jan 2021 #6
Classic homemade brownies. Gummies - not enough buzz for the bucks. 0.05 mg? meh. marble falls Jan 2021 #7
yeah, I see they sell brownie mixes too... so you can make your own. IcyPeas Jan 2021 #15
They're the best and not so pricey. marble falls Jan 2021 #16
Oh, and the most recent thing I got Rorey Jan 2021 #9
.... I would love a rice krispie treat IcyPeas Jan 2021 #13
I don't know what they did to it Rorey Jan 2021 #17
Kiva has a new yummy gummie that is 10mg musette_sf Jan 2021 #11
Peanut butter graham cracker brownies. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2021 #12
cookies... dhill926 Jan 2021 #18
good advice. IcyPeas Jan 2021 #19
yep, I only do half a cookie... dhill926 Jan 2021 #20
My Wife Loves Freedom Fudgies ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #27
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