This is an informative and entertaining essay by Karen at Momshieb. I just had to reblog it.

Back in the olden days, when I was young and we called it “grass”, I rarely indulged in recreational marijuana.
But times have changed, and Nonni has joined the growing list of aging potheads.
Thanks to a few conflicting but minor ailments, I am now a fibromyalgia patient who can’t take any over the counter pain medications. Nor can I drink alcohol (hello there, aging liver!). I am trying to cut down on the medication that helps me to manage the fibromyalgia discomfort, which means that at the moment the only part of me that doesn’t hurt is my right earlobe.
Enter the magical joy of the Medical Marijuana Card!! Ta, da! Safe and happy pain relief (I hope!)
For the past few years I’ve been the lucky beneficiary of weed guidance from my kids. My sons and son-in-law have helped me to find relief from insomnia by providing me…
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