I live in a legal state, my doctor approves of my daily use, I grow my own, as others have pointed out, this picture is a male plant, not much use to anyone unless you are pollinating. At 72, my arthritis would like me to lay around taking more and more pain medication. With marijuana, my flexibility is improved, the seizing up can be as bad as the pain, the pain is managed on the same amount of medicine for 6 years, it changes the relationship to pain is the best I can describe it. When God created our world, he provided everything for us, and then the precious resources came under control of mankind, the true physicians were guides, the one physician of course being God the Father. The guides, the medicine men and women, merely showed us what plants to use, what to balance our meals with, how to purge parasites, etc. I lived without health insurance most of my adult life, and at my age, I would gladly compare my health with anyone who was managed by the healthcare system, my worn down bones included. I've smoked and eaten pot since I was a young'un. Marijuana is a medicine, as any other medicine, it can be abused. I can no longer stack two cords of wood in an afternoon, but I can garden for hours and enjoy hikes in the woods with my dogs, and do the housework. I took the Medicare as it came in handy when I needed a total hip replacement, even my surgeoun, as I was discharged asked me with a wink "you still grow and have what you need?". I refused the medical card because I don't want the government to know any more than they have to about me. Medical plants are God's gift to us, praise Him.