My Friends Went on a Bus Trip to the Medical Marijuana Store
@DeborahDiane (40853)
Laguna Woods, California
August 5, 2017 8:06pm CST
Last week, some of my retired friends went on an organized bus trip to the nearest medical marijuana store. The trip was arranged by the Cannabis Club at my retirement community.
Even though I was a teen in the 1960s and was very familiar with recreational pot during those years, it is amazing to me that it has become such an ordinary and acceptable product in 2017.
"The Times They are A'Changin" as Joan Baez sang (and many other since then).
The photo above shows one of my friends shopping at the store. The picture has been published in a number of California newspapers, including the one below:
http://www.thecannifornian.com/cannabis-news/seniors-board-cannabus-trip-medical-marijuana-dispensary/
Could you ever imagine there would be a time in which people in their mid-70s would be shopping in a legal marijuana store for their choice of marijuana products?
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
6 Aug 17
Wow this is great thanks for sharing it with us Deborah Diane!!!
It is very cool.
No I did not think it would ever be legal in any way.
I too remember it in the late 60s..hippie child here too
Cool photo of your friend there and great link to the article thanks.
I too remember it in the late 60s..hippie child here too
Cool photo of your friend there and great link to the article thanks.5 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane It sure has and I saw a company out of AZ has purchased a whole CA town for this purpose
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane It is incredible..and us in the 60s with our little joints worrying about paranoia hahah
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane And that is fabulous that it worked for her DeborahD.
Yes weren´t we funny back then.
Hope your parents okay Deborah.
Hope your parents okay Deborah.2 people like this
@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
6 Aug 17
Fair enough, but you get in a enough pain. People rave about how effective it is as far as physical pain.
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@DeborahDiane (40853)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 Aug 17
@crossbones27 - Yes, I have also heard that it is effective in treating pain.
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@DianneN (254948)
• United States
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane My thoughts exactly! LOL!
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@DianneN (254948)
• United States
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane Oh, the poor woman. I'm glad it relieved her awful pain. My motto is: whatever works!
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@DianneN (254948)
• United States
9 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane It is past the time, but better late than never.
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@JudyEv (382731)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane I can imagine that it would be a bit of a shock. I just wish they'd at least investigate its efficiency (in Australia) but they seem determined to try to stop people using it.
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@JudyEv (382731)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane Let's hope there is soon enough pressure on Australian pollies that they'll start changing their minds about legalising its use.
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@JudyEv (382731)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane That's true. It certainly does seem to have a place in the realm of pain control.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
6 Aug 17
I know- it's more than ordinary now. When I was going to a doc's appt. the other week, I passed a clinic in the medical bldg. called a Cannabis Clinic and it was honestly packed with older patients. I've been making jokes about it ever since!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane I was kind of shocked to say the least- it all seemed so casual and regular- and the people in the waiting room were our age- they could have at least worn tie-dye t-shirts and beads--ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
9 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane Ha! The clinic was actually packed with regular looking people and seniors so I do joke about it when I tell that story- so your post here was timely for me!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
10 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane Ha wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall when they get into it- teehee!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
7 Aug 17
I think that if its used in safe doses for extreme pain that could be good.
I have seen on the Television people have used it for painful conditions that did not respond to normal pain killers.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
8 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane
Maybe a certain safe dose can be really good and much better than boxes and boxes of pain killers that might not do anything for them.
Glad it worked out for her.
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@DeborahDiane (40853)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Aug 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 - As someone else said here ... whatever works!
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
6 Aug 17
I think that is awesome, but still not happy with this state and how it is legal, but I am still feeling the are looking down on this law. Have another drink congressman.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane That is true and stuff like that makes you see their true colors that this was about money the whole time.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
7 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane Regardless, I am not confident to his being the president.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
8 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane I don't have any low opinion about people who take MJ. It is also the best intervention to alleviate the localized pain secondary to serious medical conditions. I am also in a medical field and do understand how they feel.
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@DeborahDiane (40853)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Aug 17
@Shavkat - It seems to be working well for my friend's pain. She has been very happy with the results.
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@DeborahDiane (40853)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 Aug 17
@jstory07 - I have also heard it is a very effective pain reliever. I haven't tried it for that myself but, maybe, one of these days!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Aug 17
With legal recreational and medical pot here in Oregon, there are stores on every corner it seems. Some of the high CBD edibles or capsules can do a lot for pain. Anne got a medical card about a year ago, but we would never smoke the stuff (again).
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
7 Aug 17
I never thought this day would happen, but I was wrong!:)
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@DeborahDiane (40853)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Aug 17
@kobesbuddy - Wow! It is good to hear that it helps with the pain from cancer. I'm sure it has been a relief to thousands of people.
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@DeborahDiane (40853)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Aug 17
@kobesbuddy - I can understand. It is hard to be in pain and it is hard to watch someone you care about be in pain.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
8 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane Tina's parents felt so much better, when their daughter wasn't in terrible pain!:)
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@Neiltarquin (1062)
• Rass, Saudi Arabia
7 Aug 17
If this is happening about 20 years ago... It will be heaven... 
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@Neiltarquin (1062)
• Rass, Saudi Arabia
8 Aug 17
@DeborahDiane
I'm in pain as well!!! LOL
Good thing some people are open minded about alternative medicine such as these. Some consider this taboo and will never try to use this.
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