Marijuana for anxiety?!

Marijuana for anxiety?

I am a mom and a wife and I have a severe anxiety disorder. I am off my meds as I am not insured and have turned to pot. I don't smoke all the time and I smoke when my son and husband are asleep and I certainly don't normally flaunt my use.

But it helps me calm down, sleep, and such.

Do you feel I should be sent to jail?
Does this make me a bad mom or wife?

BTW - if you want to tell me to pray - save it. It's not going to happen. Thoughtful answers please. Thanks :)

2 weeks ago
BTW - I do yoga and meditate and will likely go back on my meds when my husband goes back to work. In the mean time I am self employed - and there is no union rep to get insurance for tarot readers! HA!

My wife also suffers from General Anxiety disorders. She was taking prescription medication for years. She used to be a heavy pot smoker prior to us knowing each other, but since I was in the Navy for the first 7 years of our marriage, she was not able to smoke.

During that time she say numerous psychiatrists and psychologists and they helped a little here and there. She tried some therapists (which actually did the most help), and took so many different meds I can't even recall them all. She eventually was taking a pill to sleep, one to calm down, and one to get energy in the morning. She tried Zoloft, Trazadon, xanax, etc, and some worked for a while, but all eventually stopped (as if her body had gotten used to them.) I got out of the Navy and I asked her if she wanted to smoke. Reluctant at first, she went for it. I swear, that helped her more than any of the medications over all the years. It was harder to acquire, but was about the same price overall. We have a son as well, so she always waited until night when he was sleeping. She would go out to the garage, take a few hits off a bowl, and then come inside and chill, then go to bed.

I have always been against drug use, but I made an exception for this purpose. I feel that it is no different than taking the prescription drugs. If this is what works and is easier for you to acquire then go for it. If it gets to the point where it is interferring with you ability to be a good wife or mom, then you should stop.

As a matter of fact, my wife straight out told her most recent psychiatrist she smoke and he said that whatever works, go for it.

As for going to jail, no, you don't need to go to jail. Just make sure you never have enough to where the 50 may think you are distributing it (unless you live in Vegas where a mere seed or stem will land your butt in jail. )