How has marijuana changed you?

smoke to relax ,End of the day mostly and definetely helps with sleep.I feel changed for the better personaly.

Got me off most some of my meds. Especially the pain killers. Wish it could take me off all my meds.
Buds do have their limits.

I suffered with Ulcerative Colitis for 6 years. This condition is exacerbated by stress and anxiety. I was on several different meds ie pain killers, benzos, steroids, anti-inflammatory etc etc. These never worked successfully and of course wreaked havoc on my liver, kidneys, etc etc. I had stopped smoking in 1997. But, in Nov of 2009 I found about an 1/8 in a hospital hallway. I went home and rolled my 1st joint in 13 years. My symptoms have severely decreased. No more anxiety, no more stress, no more panic attacks. I wish I could say the ganja cured my UC. But, after 6 years of being chained to my toilet, in 2006 I had my colon removed and I am now an ostomate. I can't help but think that if I had smoked all those years I suffered I would still have a colon. Thanks to re-discovering this miracle medicine I have become a grower and it is the best, most fun and rewarding hobby I have ever had. Not too mention I have met some really cool people on RIU. And, with all the recent political movements, I am excited that I may see complete legalization in my lifetime. And that my friends will change the world!

It mellows me right out and then I can get things accomplished. Otherwise I take on way too much work and get nothing completed.

Sativa Rules.


Edit: In regards to health. Yes, it has made a big difference - when my neck goes haywire and the pains shoot out from behind my ears downward and it hurts so much you're afraid to breathe, I take one pill and smoke one. Otherwise I'd have to take so many pills that all I do is sleep.

Sativa still rules

it relaxes me, and i am able to use it as a goal while working, for EX tell my self can't smoke till ..... is done. i find i work much faster
also i have mild ADd i kno its supposed to make it worse but my mind get clear when i smoke
funny nuff , i d k why but it keeps me from getting fat , i started smoking at 16 and at the time i was 200lb (fat kid) smoked (had the munchies ate all the time still) i was 150 ayear later , i quit for school i got chubby again , after that haven't quit yet. not cuz of the chubby thing,, because i get cranky and restless with out ir

its made me...........
what was the question, again?

cannabis has been a double-edged sword for me. it was my bastion in a life of pain, and know helps me medicinally, but cannabis has also, at times, stolen my drive, and made me forgetful. give and take.......like the rest of life.