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Tonight, Michigan became the thirteenth state to legalize the physician supervised possession and use of cannabis. According to early returns, more than 60 percent of Michigan voters decided in favor of Proposal 1, which establishes a state-regulated system regarding the use and cultivation of medical marijuana by qualified patients. Voters endorsed the measure despite a high profile, deceptive, and despicable ad campaign by Prop. 1 opponents — who falsely claimed that the initiative would allow for the open sale of marijuana “in every neighborhood, just blocks from schools.” (In fact, Proposal 1 does not even allow for the creation of licensed cannabis dispensaries.) Michigan’s new law goes into effect on December 4th, at which time nearly one-quarter of the US population will live in a state that authorizes the legal use of medical cannabis. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, some 65 percent of voters (and virtually every town) decided “yes” on Question 2, which reduces minor marijuana pos...

Breakthrough pain is truly a pain in the ass. What is it? For me, it's where pain "breaks through" my pain medication's effectiveness. I'll take my normal dosage of pain meds for my daily pain, and it won't work completely. I'll still have pain that "breaks through". Luckily, this doesn't happen on a regular basis. The way I deal with it is by taking another dose of my pain meds. This usually causes more fatigue from the side effects, and in turn causes me to have to take a nap. I usually take Darvocet 100/650 for my "normal" pain. I used to add Ultram for break-thru pain, but I found that it made me jittery, like having a cup of coffee. So now I simply take another Darvocet. If I don't take the extra meds, I usually have to take a nap anyway for the side effects of the additional pain. Either way, I'm napping. Naps are good.