Tuesday, May 26, 2009

cannabis

i take lots of calls at work. this is just one of them.

lady: i'd like information on the use of cannabis. i'm having strange side effects and want to know if that's normal.  blah blah blah.  she had a lot to say but i'd stopped listening. i've gotten very good at knowing what i need to listen to and what i don't.

me: well is it prescribed by your doctor?

lady (with attitude): *snort* no. it's illegal.

me (thought in my head): not in california idiot. 

me: what side effects are you experiencing? who am i speaking with?

lady (again with attitude): *scoff* i'm not giving you my name.

me (in my head): lady you are paranoid. i wouldn't care if you were smoking crack. i only want your name so i can get credit for taking this call. 

me: what side effects do you feel you are experiencing?

lady: blah blah blah

i gave her the information i had and offered to email it to help keep her privacy.

lady: i've done research on the websites and nothing addresses what i'm experiencing. i've had MS for a long time, i don't take any drugs for it and my MS doesn't really bother me. i don't view cannabis as a medication.

me: so then why did you start taking cannabis?????

this lady is an idiot for the following reasons:
1. she gave me attitude right off the bat. if you are seeking advice and knowledge from someone DON'T give them attitude.
2. if you are in fact using cannabis for the reasons you outlined than it is in fact a medication.
3. she started taking an illegal drug (turns out she lives in nyc) and is paranoid about it. 
4. she started using cannabis to address symptoms that are common side effects of MS without researching it or any other treatment possibilities, including legal drugs and alternative therapies.
5. again she is paranoid about it which means she is unwilling to talk to her doctor or any other professional making it impossible for her to really know how all of this is affecting HER. you can research the interweb all you want but the fact of the matter is IT doesn't know your medical history. IT can't tell you what is your MS, what is the cannabis or if it's something completely unrelated or not. 

the points of this lesson:

if cannabis makes you feel better go for it but at least know what you are getting into. fyi this applies for all medical treatments you are considering.

don't give me attitude

sometimes i start out a post thinking it's going to be funny and it turns into a rant. i'm going to go take a hit and revisit this post...maybe then it will be funny. 



3 comments:

reneeebony said...

AHAHAHA!!! sorry tiffany not even the sticky green can make you funny . . . womp, womp.

johnny said...

just be glad you don't live in a state where they changed the spelling to marihuana to distinguish legal from illegal...

a.k.a. Suga Jones said...

Good point, Johnny. I didn't know that. Tiff, keep your head up. The people who call are usually stupid but it seems like you have a good handle on it because you can find the humor in it...now...

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