Francis is having his early morning nap atop my pillows. The pigeons are busy raiding the bird feeder. I’ve had my morning cup of Starbucks French Roast. Now for  the RA news. The good and the bad. Cannabis for rheumatoid arthritis is a mixed bag.

Two days ago I had one of  the worst flares I’ve had in a while. The good side of cannabis is that it will take  away the pain and the inflammation of RA.  In order to do so the dose needs to be high enough. For me that is ten milligrams  which is in a regular  gummy or one eighth a gummy at fifty milligrams in the thousand milligram package. Another issue of using cannabis for RA is the complexity of using cannabis gummies.

The first time I tried cannabis I became dizzy.  I recently had a hip replacement and I did not want to fall. I stopped using it. The next time I tried it, I microdosed and it worked. As I built tolerance I  increased my dose. Now when I am having a flare I can take ten milligrams. It eliminates the pain. It reduces the inflammation. It still requires caution as I am still at the dizzy stage. Watching the news is about all I can handle for an hour. It reduces the inflammation which is very hard on the cardiovascular system. It relieves the pain. It requires patience while you work out a plan to wade into the world  of marijuana.  Smoking would be a simpler process. There are many more  strains available. Maybe cheaper. My lungs reject that idea.

High quality cannabis gummies are expensive when you use them every day. Different brands combine different formulas.  I have found the WANA brand helps me the best. For pain relief a combination of THC with CBD or CBG or CBN promises better relief. There are many choices and somewhere in those choices is a solution for you. Of course, living in a state like New Mexico where the cannabis industry is well established helps.