I can only imagine the look on my face when the therapist I see suggested that I look into marijuana for relief from my anxiety.
I’m sure I was completely stunned by this suggestion as cannabis products weren’t anywhere near on my radar.
This has everything to do with coming from a very strict background. My parents had a deep aversion to marijuana. And I had no way to learn any sort of real facts when it came to marijuana. So I absorbed all of the misinformation I heard at home and in church. Fast forward several decades and I was again encountering problems with anxiety medication. This was an ongoing battle as there have been so many different prescription drugs over all those years. Then it became combinations of prescription drugs with more side effects and less efficacy. So when my therapist suggested that I consider going to a cannabis dispensary, I was shocked but it registered. All forms of marijuana are now legal in our state. But of course, it started with medical marijuana. My therapist provided me information in order to research the truth about cannabis products. I was desperate for some relief from my condition so I did my research. And I realized that my abhorrence of cannabis products was all wrong. The more I researched and learned, the more I embraced the possibilities of the benefits from cannabis products. I’m so lucky I know the truth now as I’ve been treating with sativa products for the last six months. And it’s like a whole new life for me.