If its truly for PAIN .. Have you considered Methadone .. My brother in law got off the oxy's and now takes methadone . its alot cheaper .. Im just a pothead I dont do pills .I smoke 24/7 365, shitloads....
That may sound awful but my other choice is doing the same with oxycodone.
What that translates to in weight I don't know really since I don't weigh what I grow but I'd guess 1/4 to 1/2 oz per week maybe more.
I need a vape and to quit smoking cigarettes, this is getting to be too much for my lungs but it still beats the side effects and all from opiates. I used to take as many as 20 5mg oxy's a day, no joke. The opiates after a while made the pain appear worse than it actually is.
MJ isn't great for pain like this but mixed with otc pain killers I get by.
1/2 ounce a week give or take
I know a few people who did methadone for various reasons and all said it's harder to get off methadone than herion itself.
I don't know what I'll do when this isn't enough any more, but I don't think that's it unless I run out of other options.
I've tried everything, truth is nothing really works that well long term.
I have fibromyalgia as well as several crushed vertibrae and disks. The problem with fibro though is it's a weird pain to try and combat because on the one hand it's real just like the bad back, but on the other hand it's not specific to one body part and nobody really knows the cause. It's more about the nerves and brain misfiring and misinterpreting things than it is like something you can effectively medicate away for very long.
My body seems to get used to opiates too fast and are really only effective for the first couple months anyway. At best I could get a break from the pain now and then.
While MJ isn't very effective for pain directly it has been the most effective thing I've tried long term as far as making the pain bearable, and making life more liveable and enjoyable.
I feel for you ... I hope you find something that will work for you ..