My son gets my cannabis (CBD & THC combination) for me at a dispensary less than a mile away. He buys it at a reputable cannabis store so I feel safe using it (1/2 tsp or less). Oregon highly regulates retail cannabis which is reassuring. It came in a tiny syringe with a thick gooey substance that I put into 1 cup of melted butter ghee and mixed thoroughly.
My doctor wouldn't prescribe any pain meds for my fibromyalgia so I asked him to refer me to a pain specialist but he wouldn't. He stated that fibromyalgia doesn't qualify for a pain specialist.
My doctor before him was a woman and she prescribed hydrocodone/acetaminophen 5/325 for twice a day but she moved her practice to another city so I had to change doctors. Those 5 years on that drug made the pain much more tolerable for me and that dose is not addicting; I had to quit it cold turkey with no side effects. I prefer female doctors because they understand women's issues better than males.