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[Autoimmune]

Hello to all, I am very glad I found this place. It took me 4 times to get the registration done because I didn't know the answers to the random question. As if I needed more validation that I'm not in Kansas anymore:slaps:

This is a long read so please stay with me, I have been through a lot and am in need of good advice, wisdom, and direction.

After the birth of my son I just never felt right again. I was constantly tired and was having trouble with anxiety/depression,weight gain, and loss of libido. I shrugged it all off to being a busy wife, mother,and career woman. This went on for years until eventually my hair began to fall out, my skin became very dry and itchy, my teeth became loose, I started having sensitivity to light, strange cognitive issues such as calling a horse a cow, a toilet a bathtub, and loss of short term memory.

I was finally diagnosed with postpartum Hashimotos. My son was 8 by that time..... but whatever.....so I was put on Synthroid and many of my bizarre symptoms vanished. What stayed behind though was the anxiety/ depression, fatigue, and foggy feeling that I just lived with. I also suffer from anemia, hyperlipidemia,and restless leg syndrome.

So now for the good part! My niece ( a married adult not a teenager) started smoking pot and when I would go visit her I would smoke with her. Wow! How things have changed in 20+ years since I smoked! That was just a few times, but when she came to visit me recently she left me her stash for use when she comes to visit.

One morning I decided that my day would be a whole lot more fun if I smoked a little that morning with my coffee. I'm home during the day so don't have to go out and function in the world, so why not? Well I enjoyed it so much I started the next few days like that. It was probably the third day that I suspected that it was not only fun but I felt better in general. Late into the evening long after my morning buzz was gone I felt happy, full of energy, anxiety/ depression was completely gone, I slept great.....in general I felt like my old self. I was even horney!! That's sadly something that hasn't happened in years.

My husband and I did some digging around on the internet and found some research linking THC to autoimmune disorders. It all takes place in your DNA, but from our understanding THC suppresses the excess of micro RNA so that the thyroid is able to function normally. Of course, there is a lot more research to be done in this, but all I know is that of all the medications I take not one of them improves my symptoms and sense of well being....but pot does.

I don't live in a state where medical marijuana is available so I'm stuck buying from college students which is less than ideal, so I would like to grow my own.

I have no idea what I'm doing and really don't want to be arrested. There is so much information out there that I have become overwhelmed. So I was hoping you fine people will take pity on me and hold my hand through this process....keep in mind you are going to have to spell it out for me since I don't know what most of you are talking about

First question: will I get arrested buying seeds online?

Thank you all in advance for your time.

 

[Magic]

Welcome sister! We will be glad to help you get your own meds! If you need anything just ask and a lot of members are stoners so we are used to having to spell things out sometimes!lol

Answer to your first question is no. There is a but tho if you are not smart about your security and fall under investigation they a seed order can get you in trouble. Make sure to tell no one not even close friends and your mind will be more at ease at night.Seeds do get grabbed by customs tho which can be a pain in the ass but only results in lost of product but most seed banks offer some kind of guarantee to if they do get swiped.
Any other questions please ask happy growing!

 

[Autoimmune]

Thank you that is a relief. I realize that there is always a chance that the authorities could become involved, so I'm interested in the lowest risk method.

There are so many kinds I don't know which to pick. I haven't any idea which one will work best for me so I may just need to experiment. What is an easy grower that is good for a beginner? I live on a farm so I have an unlimited supply of chicken, donkey, cow, horse, and llama manure. Any of those work good as fertilizer?

 

[Anthropolis]

Welcome! Glad to hear that Cannabis is working for ya! Growing is a wild ride haha, but this is absolutely the right place to start Very helpful staff and members. Best of luck!

 

[Organic Mechanic]

Welcome! First off, let me tell you, there is no shortage of people here that don't live in a medicinally friendly states. The biggest thing to remember is that if you do decide to grow, you are taking a bigger risk than you are buying from the college kids.

If that hasn't deterred you, then you will find that autoflower Is the way to go. There is less to remember, and much less to mess up.


There are several seed banks to choose from, and I would suggest starting somewhere like Attitude Seedbank. They ship to the US, and are extremely discrete.

Order some feminized seeds to start, and get spring like"EasyBud" from Royal Queen Seeds. The sites are a little hard to navigate IX you don't know what you are looking for.

Also, don't be afraid to take a trip to a legal state to purchase your seeds. They are easy to hide on a road trip.

Lastly, you don't need to spend a fortune to run your grow room. You will find that you can above some amazing results with some good soil, and some Compact fluorescent lights.


Hope this had been helpful, and hope that you find the help you need. it's been amazing just finding out how much just feeding my endocannabinoid system with what it needs has changed my help all the way around.

Good luck, and good growing.

 

[mxc]

You've arrived at the right place as auto flowers are the best introduction to growing as the principles are easy..get a seed, big pot full of soil , water, under a light (many options); feed for 7-12 weeks and voila, you have buds to smoke.

Remember its called weed because it grows like one.

My advice is to look around the forum and find a style of growing which suits your space and needs.

Maybe give us details about what sort of space you have to grow (discreetly), how much your prepared to spend to get the right equipment and what your useage is per month etc..

Once you've discovered how easy it is,you'll be amazed.. nothing more satisfying than smoking your own produce .

 

[Trapper]

Welcome!

First off, sorry you've had such a rough go of it up until just recently. Better times lie ahead

RE: Growing - Medium-sized tent (2 x 4 x 5) with a carbon scrubber/exhaust in a lockable closet or room
will set you straight on the covert side of things.

RE: Symptom relief - you'll have to do some more research on which CBD spectrum provides the best
"recipe" for your situation, but you're already in the upper percentiles with auto flowering cannabis due to
the fact that the Ruderalis genetics in autos is very high in the non-psychoactive, medicinal CBD/CBN department.

RE: Good Beginner plants - A lot of folks have had very good luck with Delicious Seeds Nothern Lights Blue
and World of Seeds Northern Lights x Big Bud. Right now, there are MANY people having very good luck and
ease of growth with Mephisto Genetics. (They maintain a sub forum here) and once you've been around a while
and done some learning/growing/communicating...maybe the you can get a hold of some Dragons (bred specifically
for medicinal applications while still being connoisseur grade buds)

Whatever happens next, just know that there are a tons of folks here that have your back!

Cheers and welcome to true, lasting, self-reliant relief and life improvement!

 

[epenguin]

Aimmune,

very nice intro. Glad you made contact with us. We are here to help. Honestly, to grow your own meds is real easy. Promise. I, like many others, are from the KISS foundation.

ie Keep It Simple Stupid.

You don't have to have a degree or be a rocket scientist to get started. Check out the many online guides to growing MJ. And as a newbie - KISS.

Your own meds are only a few months away, and DIY is SO satisfying. Best of luck. Keep in touch and enjoy your new hobby.
When you think you have a plan, run it by us and we can advise accordingly.

cheers, eP.

 

[krug]

Evening Autoimmune! You`ll be well looked after at AFNlogoThis place is all about Meds (we also chat and laugh/cry about many other things aswell though! ). I hope that while you learn y`trade...You also have fun and enjoy ya self! (Learning is much easier/quicker, when y`feel comfortable and have a smile on ya face mate. Once again :styles rasta:...Now lets` get You `self sufficient`! :Growing::Sharing One:

 

[Autoimmune]

Wow! Thanks everyone, this advice is invaluable. After living for years feeling like shit, it was an awesome discovery and and a frustrating one also. Why is this medicine that not only improves symptoms of people like me, but reverses the disease process, not available for people? Why is more research not being done on this....this is life changing for people like myself!!! I sound dramatic, but it's that remarkable.

I am willing to spend however much I need too....I spend around 175 a month on meds (that once I figure out the proper plant and dosage ) I can flush some of those down the toilet.

In my state up to three plants is a misdemeanor, but I don't know how much that will produce? I'm sorry I'm so new to all of this....smoking and growing!