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September 24, 2004

Too much, or not enough?

The person who posted a comment to my previous post is correct:

* Moderation is the key

* Too much of anything can be harmful

This creates difficulties for some medical marijuana patients, who also must worry that:

* Too little is not enough

* Too little will not help

It is sometimes a fine line that must be walked. Due to the high cost of good marijuana, and the low cost I pay for Marinol due to health insurance and government programs, I will sometimes mix and match. This helps me cut down my costs while continuing to give me the medical benefits.

Although I prefer marijuana because of the many reasons I've stated in other posts, Marinol can make a few hits of marijuana last a lot longer. It is difficult, however, to time the doses properly, and I don't always receive the results I need.

In addition, Marinol only works for a portion of the symptoms that medical marijuana treats. Many conditions, such as seizures, are controlled by another ingredient in marijuana, cannabidiol, which is not in Marinol. The ingredient in Marinol, THC, instead can increase seizures. Not a good idea.

By carefully controlling my marijuana doses, and mixing it with Marinol, I have cut my weekly marijuana costs in half.

Also, moderation is another key. A few hits or bowls of good quality marijuana may help alleviate your symptoms, but if you continue smoking all day or night, then it's not medical any longer. It could be recreational, but if you're doing it out of habit, and you're not having fun, then I suppose it isn't even recreational any longer.

Less really is more.

Posted by Kroeme at 1:36 PM | Comments (9)