Originally Posted by calikooknic
I know a Vietnam vet thay uses. A nurse asked him once about how the pot worked for pain. He told her that if he looked at or concentrated on his knee, there was still pain. Then looked up and said, "Oh look, a butterfly"!

Point being, it allows him the distraction of thinking about it and can get on with his day. BTW, he has had three knee replacements, both elbows, and countless other problems associated with AO and degenerative bone/cancer issues.


if yah want to be technical about it, thats how it was explained to me years ago as to how opiates work....opiates do not get rid of any pain they just make the brain not care that it is getting pain signals.....

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