My sister and I grew up in a time that cannabis was considered evil.
- We sat through assemblies that talked about the dangers of weed.
It was a gateway drug. If you smoked cannabis it was a matter of time before you got hooked on meth, lost your teeth and died. We listened to former drug addicts talk about how cannabis ruined their life. We did the just say no and DARE program. My sister is obviously quite scared of marijuana. I have changed my tune from being afraid of it, to respecting it. I understand that cannabis got a bad reputation since nobody knew how medically beneficial it was. There is new research that shows you can’t overdose on weed. It isn’t addicting and is not a gateway drug. Funny that I am the one that is okay with weed but my sister is the one who needs it. My sister suffers from pretty severe anxiety. I had been pushing her for years to be a medical cannabis patient. She just couldn’t make herself do it. She was worried about getting addicted and dying. So I did all the medical weed steps. I was just pretending to have her ailment and got the medical cannabis she needed. I have vaped the cannabis oil to prove to my sister there is nothing to fear. I am hopeful that she will be willing to try it soon and get her own medical weed card. It is not like she is ingesting anything toxic. Marijuana is a plant after all.