It sure is funny when I think how things in life seem to come back later in life. When I came home from the Army in 1970, I tried smoking marijuana. When I got married I stopped.

Now, as a 56 year-old, I am told by my eye doctor to smoke more marijuana. I have glaucoma, an eye disease characterized by increased pressure in the eyeball. It is very painful and is a leading cause of blindness. I have tried nearly all of the prescription medications for glaucoma and had heart-related side effects.

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