I may have commented before, but for those considering medical marijuana, let me share my late husbands story. He had chronic back pain and terrible foot pain and burning. (It was to the point I would have met someone in a dark alley to purchase whatever it took.) I hated seeing him in such pain, and the drugs he was prescribed helped but he didn’t like the side effects. A very good friend brought over medical marijuana and asked him to try it. It was amazing to see his face relax; soon the pain was gone. He got his medical card and was able to enjoy the last 2 years of life. Some say it leads to other drugs. I don’t think these people have experienced bad pain. The medical marijuana had nothing to do with his death. He died from a heat stroke, doing what he loved. I know a doctor who said he thought medical marijuana could be the alternative to narcotics.