I used to not drink

[luvtimes]

But now I drink wine...

and it does a body good...

it released me from all the pain that I was feeling all the time...


 don't understand it but whatever it takes...i tell ya...



Who knew?

[sunshine]

Whatever works for you.   I don't like wine, maybe I have not had really good stuff yet.

[takncarabizniz]

Never was much for wine either.  Wine coolers?  Yes, loved those...to a fault, LOL.

I am beyond creative medicating, I am not inclined to return to using any sort of alcohol...

[luvtimes]

We used to be given tablespoons of whisky...i hated it...trust that...still do..


But....

 Riunite Lambrusco is alright and the closes thing to red grapes....

It works to stop the shakey pains of arthritis for me...will be having a night cap every night from now on.

 In the form of a small wine glass.  Whatever it takes...thank God it's not gasoline...lol

[emilyB]

Love a glass of wine with a good meal.  Riesling is a favorite but red wine is supposed to be good for you.  Never did drink the hard stuff but liked the fruity cocktails on holiday, like pina coladas.

[luvtimes]

Well...I find it refreshing...not so tasty...but whatever it takes to relieve the pain...I'm for...even if temporary...cut out coffee...and glad about that...

[bluespower]

medical marijuana (low thc pot, cannabinol oil, and other low thc/other high cannabinoids topical products) work miracles.

now that marijuana is rapidly becoming less legally and socially stigmatized through medical and recreational use state laws, free research on it's benefits will hopefully come forward.

marijuana is a threat to the alcohol industry, synthetic fiber industry, and the medical and pharmaceutical industry.
those threats are a major reason why marijuana has been illegal and persecuted with such vengeance for so long.
those ubiquitous and powerful industries will still put up a vicious reactionary fight.    

[emilyB]

You've got a point there blues.  I wonder what medical conditions it could relieve as opposed to prescription drugs.  We have little green shops popping up everywhere in Oregon.  I'll have to Google that. 

[bluespower]

my wife and I flew to Colorado from iowa in early may for two weeks
I still had uncomfortable lingering pain and tenderness from a serious outside ankle sprain that happened on 11/15/16
they call it an upper ankle sprain...it occurred on the outside of my ankle and went up the outside of my lower leg 

I bought some low thc/high other cannabinoids lotion from a recreational dispensary <img title="Grin" style="cursor: pointer;" onmousedown="if(editor_type==1){WriteHTML(' and rubbed my ankle/leg for 7 days
I should have done it twice a day and for more days...I will the next time
I also rubbed it on my aching shoulder

both improved almost to the point of full recovery
I wish I could have brought back a big bottle of it
I don't need tsa problems at this point in my senior citizen life

the improvement has held on for the past two months...with a little relapse
I've got to get back to Colorado...better yet move there
 
 

 

[bluespower]

bump...to the top?

[bluespower]

nope

[emilyB]

So you don't have the green shops in Iowa.  Has it been proposed? We have had the medical marijuana clinics here for quite a while now but I've never been inside one.  I'm very tempted as I've been struggling with RLS, restless leg syndrome and the prescription is still sitting in my medicine cabinet as I read up on the side effects and It's a bit scary.  However I'm getting very sleep deprived as it hits me at night.