In 1999 while working as a researcher I was badly injured falling down a water fall. After surgery for my dislocated and broken shoulder I awoke to the tremendous burning pain of nerve damage. There was no relief for it. I tried every pain medication they gave me. All those pills did nothing to provide relief. All those pills made me so very ill.

I was at the end of my rope. I couldn't live like this, no rest, no sleep. Pain. At the insistent urging of a friend I finally gave in and tried marijuana. I know I am alive today because I gave in and tried marijuana. It provided relief for the nerve pain. It helped me sleep. It saved my life.

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