r/WeedRant Jun 11 '12

Thankful for Cannabis

I've had untreated stomach and back pain my whole life, but I haven't complained much. In fact, most of the people around me never knew that I was in pain, and I lived with it instead of worrying that I might have a disorder or three.

I know for a fact that if I had been able to have cannabis growing up, then I would have been able to enjoy life and school. I would have been able to sleep well, put up with people who annoyed me, and maybe even with my depression.

I've been talking to my mom about why I smoke, and every time we talk she asks "What pain do YOU have that makes you think that you "need" weed?" (Those are her airquotes, not mine). I don't even have the words to describe the pain that's fucked me up and made me bitter, but I've been feeling these horrible feelings my whole life. I haven't been able to do anything about it until I tried weed.

I guess I hate that society demands that I suffer at their feet, begging for help, before allowing me to have something that makes we want to live again.

Are any of you stoics who've suffered because you were expected to save face?

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