My Journey with Marijuana: Dismantling the Stigma

As I have written about before, I struggle with pain and nausea related to my chronic illnesses (sarcoidosis, fibromyalgia, ME/CFS). The immunosuppressant medication I take (Cellcept) causes severe GI symptoms, worsening my existing nausea. It’s pretty rough- usually one of the symptoms (pain, nausea, fatigue) takes the lead on any given day. I have tried countless- literally countless medications to manage these symptoms. One day, I was praying and fasting about something completely unrelated, when God brought medical marijuana very clearly to the forefront of my heart…