New to this...Need Help

[missjinxx]

Hey everyone

I have used recreationally on and off (more so when young) but haven’t had the opportunity medically as yet and I know without a doubt that it will be life changing for me.  I have Auto-immune disease (Lupus, Crohns) which as in turn gifted me with Arthritis and pretty bad full body chronic pain (especially my joints).  I take opiates daily to function as a mother, wife and I also work as it is better for me mentally to stay very active (though very painful and exhausting).

 

So basically I’m trapped inside a pain riddled body and really want off the pharma drugs so I can regain my brain power and move this opiate fog but also decrease my pain so I can enjoy my life and function at a better level.

 

Not savvy on the laws and what is going on with medicinal marijuana at the moment so I’d like some help, also my brain fog and all the surgery I have had make it hard to retain a lot of info so I didn’t go through all the posts thought it best to just ask my questions J

 

• How can I my hands on some asap? (in Melbourne) - just noticed that this might be seen as trying to 'score' I am trying to read up on what is ok and not ok to say but my tired pain riddled brain is struggling so I am sorry if I have said anything out of order. i dont want to 'score' I am trying to go down the legal avenues and then see other options.
• Can I take it orally and topically?
• How quickly does it start to work?
• If it isn’t currently legal to buy can I make my own?

 

My health has destroyed me financially so I am wary of scammers etc

 

With regards to my current pharma meds I am well read and well looked after by many specialists so please I don’t need any other advice I have most everything covered and can handle myself.  Just need the advice on getting started with the medicinal marijuana. 

 

Thank you in advance I really look forward to a greater quality of life, can’t even put into words how hopeful I am.

Edited April 26, 2016 by missjinxx

[Matanuska Thunder]

Hi Jinxx

a great way to get advise quickly is to head into the chat room

 

CYA round

[Matanuska Thunder]

trying to keep your info together

Bringing this over here to keep all your info in one spot
 

 Dont have much time to go into detail right now (sorry) but here are some main points that I see 

regain my brain power = Sativa dominant strain
decrease my pain = Indica Dominate

You probably want the best of Indica and Sativa strains aka 'Hybrid" strain 

• How can I my hands on some asap? (in Melbourne) - just noticed that this might be seen as trying to 'score' I am trying to read up on what is ok and not ok to say but my tired pain riddled brain is struggling so I am sorry if I have said anything out of order. i dont want to 'score' I am trying to go down the legal avenues and then see other options.

ASAP would mean you'd have to go to the street to get some, BUT the quality would be piss-poor (don't do it)

the best way is to grow your own and make your own medications

• Can I take it orally and topically?

• How quickly does it start to work?

yes, all forms of oral, vag and rectal suppository, topical is the least effective and the slowest to act

under the tongue (sub lingual) is the quickest to act (besides smoking)

Smoking is a very easy way to find your sweet spot quickly where as finding the right 'oral' dose can take weeks to dial in 

• If it isn’t currently legal to buy can I make my own?

very much illegal here, police are generally 'nicer' to small-time home growers, you will not spend any time in jail for growing in Australia (just a few plants tho)

 

Luck!

 

[Goodstuff512]

Hi missjinxx,

 

It's only just been made legal in Victoria for a specific medical condition: children with epilepsy. It still needs to be trialed etc. before it goes to market. You won't be able to get it legally for your condition.

• How can I my hands on some asap? (in Melbourne) - just noticed that this might be seen as trying to 'score' I am trying to read up on what is ok and not ok to say but my tired pain riddled brain is struggling so I am sorry if I have said anything out of order. i dont want to 'score' I am trying to go down the legal avenues and then see other options.

This is where things get difficult. Unfortunately, you won't be able to get some on here as people are wary about getting caught by undercover cops. The site also runs the risk of getting shut down. Your only option will be to ask friends you know/ relatives. Anything you get then may be up in the air in terms of quality. I'm in the same boat as you...it's a lot of poking around in the dark.

• Can I take it orally and topically?

Yes, there are different methods for taking it orally and topically. Orally - e.g. Rick Simpson Oil, hash cookies, hash food using hash butter. Topically - there's a marijuana coconut oil that you can make. Do a Google search.

• How quickly does it start to work?

Not sure about this one. I think if it's for pain there shouldn't be too much of a wait for it to be effective (immediately?!)

• If it isn’t currently legal to buy can I make my own?

Yes, but not legally! You'd need to get hold of some seeds, but once again this is fraught with difficulty. I've just ordered some seeds from Herbies Head Shop online (UK). Problem is there's a fair chance they might get intercepted by customs.

 

Sorry about your pain. Unfortunately, obtaining medicinal marijuana is not an easy task unless you have people "in the know."

[Sir PsychoHashy]

Hi Jinx, welcome to the site.

 

As stated above, your chances of getting black market cannabis with any safe and real medicinal benefit are extremely low, most of it isn't even safely fit for recreational use.  But if you do go looking for it to try out, ask for, and only buy bush weed, if it's rock hard and has a bit of a horrible chemical type smell it will be PGR hydro, and you don't want to touch it.

 

Grow your own is the only real way in Australia, and even when it becomes legally available it will only be available in pharmaceutical products to a select few.  Plenty of info and grow journals on the site for you to research for ideas to get you set up and started, so look through them if you are thinking about doing it.  But I would encourage you to try and get your hands on a bit of bush weed before going down that path as setting up can be (but doesn't have to be) expensive and time consuming, so it's worth being sure that it has a chance of providing some benefit first, even though most bush weed will be sub standard as well.

 

I don't have your specific condition, but I do have similar symptoms.  I stick pretty much to Indica's and Indica dominant hybrids, with a particular leaning towards the Afghanica lines for pain relief and relaxation.  But they aren't the most conducive to making me active so I only vape of an evening so I'm still fully with the program during the day, and able to drive etc. 

 

But the big caveat I feel I need to give you is that in terms of pain relief, canna will not necessarily be as effective as some people claim it to be.  For some people it seems to be a miracle pain killer, but for me and many others it simply does not wipe the pain out.  It does certainly take the edge off, with some strains better than others, and helps with it in other ways such as relaxing the muscles and helping to sort of disconnect the brain from it to a degree, and just giving the mind and body a chance to relax and recover a bit, and for many on opiate based meds it can help to reduce the amount needed, just don't expect to end up in some magical pain free paradise.  Another warning is that for me at least, I have had a couple of strains which have actually seemed to intensify some of my pain, so you need to try a few different genetic lines to find those that are good and bad.  For me the Afghanica lines and strains with Blueberry in them have proven themselves to be wonderful, particularly as hash, whereas Skunk and Cheese lines have a harsh edge that can leave my body feeling a bit abused, but that's me and everyone is different.

 

I would also encourage you to vapourise instead of smoking, and/or look into edibles, there's a great tutorial on here about infusing coconut oil with hash or buds for oral consumption.  These methods seem to work on the body a bit better, tinctures are supposed to be good as well but I haven't tried them yet.