Recently disabled and curious about medical marijuana? Recently disabled and curious about medical marijuana? Now legal in your state? This is Cathy Gumina Odom's blog on her trip this past year into how to buy, use, and research medical marijuana. In fact, for this first blog, I'll be medicated. Tonight I smoked medical marijuana and ate the chocolate. Today was a bad pain day. Everything but my elbows hurt. Woke at 2AM. Tried heating pad, then hot shower. Then coffee, lotion, a roll-on over the counter rub. Breakfast. Drove to SRJC, got parking permit, books, checked out campus for disability chair and getting around. Got books, and a cool Jansport rolling backpack. Leg, low back, and left sacroiliac pain were killing me. Tried asprin. More food, water, smoothie. Then tylenol. Drove home, another hour and a half, pain on fire by now. Fatigued, I had the window open in Sonoma, cold air on, trying to stay awake. The food made me sleepy. I was 207 pounds and eating 2000-3000 calories a day. Fat, dumb and happy. Now? down to 176, eating 500-1000 calories a day. I haven't been really hungry since July. Been nauseated, gagging and dry heaving since cleaning up after Thanksgiving turkey.
I'm Stoned When I Can't Connect My Bluetooth Keyboard
Recently disabled and curious about medical marijuana? Now legal in your state? This is Cathy Gumina Odom's blog on her trip this past year into how to buy, use, and research medical marijuana.
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Beau Behan June 17, 2013 at 09:42 am
Hi Keri, Thanks for letting us know. I tried to correct the ', but it appears to be not…Read More working.
F Otterbeck June 17, 2013 at 03:17 pm
Is there any way to remove the blogs from the news page? Blogs are not news. They are opinion…Read More pieces, and I would like more news. thanks!
Keri Brenner (Editor) June 17, 2013 at 05:41 pm
Hi Beau and F: Yes, the ' are still there and not going away. I trust that tech people are…Read More working on this...Sorry.
And as far as the blogs being on the news stream, I can't change that except to keep the blogs mostly at the bottom and the news on top. The new platform is designed to highlight the blogs more than they were before. Occasionally if there is a timely, useful or highly newsworthy blog post I will move it up, but in general the news will be in the first 5 slots and the blog below. Hope that helps. Keri
Louisa Hufstader (Editor) June 16, 2013 at 02:47 am
Go, Jamie! I voted, all the way out here in lobsterland where I hope you and Kevin will visit some…Read More day.
Roberta Goodin June 16, 2013 at 05:49 pm
Jamie, I have clicked on you several times and wish you the best! Salad sounds wonderful! Roberta
Jamie Brown Miller June 18, 2013 at 07:07 am
You're all so very kind! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Kimberly Olson June 14, 2013 at 08:18 am
It is easy to judge people from a distance. All of us have up and down times in life, none of us…Read More have the same internal or external supports to deal with it all. Maybe those among us who feel superior could try to take a moment or more to see life from the perspective of someone who (even from a position of pain or vulnerability) has too much pride to accept the stigma of being in need of the social translation of "the lowest of the low" homeless shelter or addiction counseling. It feels good to try lifting others up rather than tearing them down; Maybe your smile or expression of something other than disgust could make a positive difference to move a person in need toward help.
Unfiltered Steve Simoneau June 14, 2013 at 06:17 pm
Lo! And behold! If you check today's (Friday, June 14) Fugitive page on Napa Valley Patch you will…Read More see Benjamin Paz, the one and same who was arrested for being naked at the Expo.
Ray Richards June 15, 2013 at 06:16 pm
Thank you Marlene for your story, It is a tragic and difficult life that many homeless people have…Read More to live and I always thank my god that I have been more fortunate. I would like to respectfully suggest though that you break your future comments (and I hope there are many more) into paragraphs to make them easier to read. Thank you and I hope you well.
Keri Brenner (Editor) June 12, 2013 at 10:25 pm
Not the case. It's definitely on the list of stories to cover. Absolutely! Thanks for the reminder!
J. Roland Wagner June 13, 2013 at 08:06 am
Before advocating change, be sure of what you will obtain by such a change. I haven't seen anything…Read More that concerned me with Libersteins decisions.
MICHAEL WILSON June 13, 2013 at 08:27 pm
If He is running unopposed It would be a waste of Ink. Or in the case of media of the day A waste of…Read More electricity. Look at the County Sheriff We are stuck with Who ever the Union wants
Loui Loui June 13, 2013 at 10:25 pm
I'd like to show appreciation to my grandfather on Father's Day. He taught me how to cook a roast,…Read More garden, work with tools, use a shotgun and appreciate our surrounding waters. Always a patient man, my grandfather showed me so much. I got scared once when I broke a tool when we were building a skateboard ramp. He just replied with, at least you know not to do that anymore. I always admired how my grandfather loves my grandmother so much. That's old, true love. Fairy tail kinda stuff. Love we all want to grow old with. I love my grandpa with all my heart.
Unfiltered Steve Simoneau June 13, 2013 at 10:41 am
Loui Loui, it's called false pretenses and misleading claims. While I understand it's not the…Read More editor's or tech's fault, releasing a product to the public as "New with better features!" shouldn't mean that it comes with glitches, bugs and frustration. And unlike Google+ and FB, Napa Valley Patch didn't "come out", we had a NVP that was working perfectly fine and Corporate Patch decided to upgrade. Can you imagine the ether-riots if FB did an "upgrade" full of glitches and bugs"?
Unfiltered Steve Simoneau June 13, 2013 at 10:54 pm
Actually, Loui, I left FB two years ago and haven't been back since. And while Patch and FB may be…Read More "free" services they rely on users to exist. It's a symbiotic relationship, so both sides must be content for it to work efficiently.
MICHAEL WILSON June 15, 2013 at 10:24 am
I am With USS on Facebook I have never Been there. I use the Patch and a few Blogs I also have my…Read More own Website. Facebook has gone into the censorship business, from what many are telling me.
Keri Brenner (Editor) June 12, 2013 at 11:38 am
Happy 80th Charlotte! Nice to be that age and have so many friends!
Unfiltered Steve Simoneau June 10, 2013 at 06:42 pm
Why the Hispanics need their own Chambers Of Commerce is a mystery to me. Racism is the promotion of…Read More one race above others. If I supported a White/Caucasian Chamber Of Commerce I'd be labeled a bigot and racist. One Chamber Of Commerce should suffice for ALL!
Harold Edwards June 11, 2013 at 01:15 am
All the Chamber of Commerce promotes is slave labor pure & simple.It screws the worker &…Read More practices unfair labor for business big and small.They are not a team player there only for the team owner!! Don't fall for there wicked ways.
Amy Larson June 12, 2013 at 02:22 pm
It says 7 comments for this article when it's on the side. When you go to the post, there are 0.…Read More This will show up as the first one.
Amy Larson June 12, 2013 at 02:23 pm
Sorry, "comment". Now it's adding to the count with each real comment.
gaylon June 6, 2013 at 03:39 pm
Loui Loui, Will do! So happy to hear of your interest in this
important issue..
Janice Allgower June 11, 2013 at 10:21 am
Gaylon. I will be there and bring my husband along as well.
Great speaker , he should really inform…Read More us all on just what is going on.....
Unfiltered Steve Simoneau June 6, 2013 at 09:53 pm
Will any of the City, State and Federal government vehicles be parked? No? Not one? Ok, nevermind...…Read More Carry on.
Are you using your state disability to purchase your dope? If you can not sit, how do you manage to type all of your entertaining blogs? Are you working at Vine Hill and collecting disability?
Perhaps you could clear this up for us "I just took my pic today as a returning college student. They had a mirror. Not a great pic but better than this. I took out my ponytail, took off my Panda Hat, and smiled. They tried to get my Giants logo in from my favorite hoodie but it didn't quite fit. Well my teeth do look great after 15 years of orthodontia. Thanks Mom Dad and Dr Odom!! This was your post and didnt you tell us you couldnt sit down???
really puts it out there.