AncientWolf
12-03-2008, 01:46 PM
I realize this forum is hardly visited, but I was hoping y'all could help me with a situation. I don't think I've posted this here before, but my memory sucks.
I am a college student. I suffer from osteoarthritis of the spine and epilepsy. Because no other epilepsy meds have worked and the osteoarthritis meds normally increase risk of seizure greatly, I have been prescribed medical cannabis for both. It is a wonder drug in that it dulls the pain enough for me to deal with it most days and is 100% effective thus far against my seizures.
The problem is that I need to take it right when I feel a seizure aura in order to use it for seizure control and I have to take 3 "doses" in any given school day to manage the pain. I have not yet found an edible that has worked on me and I've tried some very strong edibles. I think I'm too fat or something.
Anyways, the problem with needing to take it as needed is that Campus Security has made it clear that I am not allowed to smoke it while I'm at school. I have an hour and a half bus ride each way and a 5 hour block of classes. I absolutely need to be able to have my medicine while on campus.
According to the defining document the California senate passed for medical cannabis (SB 420) you are allowed to use medical cannabis in public places that normally allow tobacco use. HOWEVER, you are not allowed to smoke within 1000 feet of a school. Even though it has been argued legally that the law intended to apply to high schools and below, I'm not sure if there's been any official rulings on that matter and for now Campus Security is using that provision to stop me. I cannot get 1000 feet from campus (1/4 mile) due to the campus location (next to an army base, federal land) and my arthritis. (and the fact that I don't drive.)
Unfortunately my school offers very little in the way of online classes and I need to go where I can get my BOGG fee waiver (a California thing) and my Pell grant. I can't afford school otherwise.
My area has microclimates so when I pass over the Cuesta Grade to get into San Luis Obispo, where the college is, the pressure change between my inland town and near-coastal San Luis Obispo really kills my arthritic spine and I end up with spasms and severe sciatica attacks by the time I get there. Definitely need to have my medicine.
I've ended up missing a lot of classes due to seizures and inability to have my medicine on campus. The times I've been there I've often been in such severe pain that I can't pay attention in class. (Believe it or not, I learn great when I'm stoned and I don't have to be absolutely blazed for medical effectiveness.)
So, sorry for the length, but I hope y'all will have some feedback.
Namaste,
Daniel
I am a college student. I suffer from osteoarthritis of the spine and epilepsy. Because no other epilepsy meds have worked and the osteoarthritis meds normally increase risk of seizure greatly, I have been prescribed medical cannabis for both. It is a wonder drug in that it dulls the pain enough for me to deal with it most days and is 100% effective thus far against my seizures.
The problem is that I need to take it right when I feel a seizure aura in order to use it for seizure control and I have to take 3 "doses" in any given school day to manage the pain. I have not yet found an edible that has worked on me and I've tried some very strong edibles. I think I'm too fat or something.
Anyways, the problem with needing to take it as needed is that Campus Security has made it clear that I am not allowed to smoke it while I'm at school. I have an hour and a half bus ride each way and a 5 hour block of classes. I absolutely need to be able to have my medicine while on campus.
According to the defining document the California senate passed for medical cannabis (SB 420) you are allowed to use medical cannabis in public places that normally allow tobacco use. HOWEVER, you are not allowed to smoke within 1000 feet of a school. Even though it has been argued legally that the law intended to apply to high schools and below, I'm not sure if there's been any official rulings on that matter and for now Campus Security is using that provision to stop me. I cannot get 1000 feet from campus (1/4 mile) due to the campus location (next to an army base, federal land) and my arthritis. (and the fact that I don't drive.)
Unfortunately my school offers very little in the way of online classes and I need to go where I can get my BOGG fee waiver (a California thing) and my Pell grant. I can't afford school otherwise.
My area has microclimates so when I pass over the Cuesta Grade to get into San Luis Obispo, where the college is, the pressure change between my inland town and near-coastal San Luis Obispo really kills my arthritic spine and I end up with spasms and severe sciatica attacks by the time I get there. Definitely need to have my medicine.
I've ended up missing a lot of classes due to seizures and inability to have my medicine on campus. The times I've been there I've often been in such severe pain that I can't pay attention in class. (Believe it or not, I learn great when I'm stoned and I don't have to be absolutely blazed for medical effectiveness.)
So, sorry for the length, but I hope y'all will have some feedback.
Namaste,
Daniel