Whether they smoked pot in high school or recently began using medical marijuana to soothe their pain, many parents have their own experiences with cannabis. The question is — did those first highs begin a lifelong relationship with the plant, or scare them away from it? And would they want a similar experience for their own children?
After a battery of tests and misdiagnoses, I was finally diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease twelve years ago, and thus began a long battle with trial-and-error medical treatments. I changed my diet several times, even though my doctors didn’t seem confident it would change much (it didn’t), went to physical therapy for pain-related issues, and took so many different pharmaceuticals I can’t even begin to recall each and every one. My days were foggy due to side effects from pharmaceuticals, such as steroids, that made me feel worse than I did before I even took them.
