Ever since entering my fifties, I’ve suffered from mild arthritis in my fingers.
I notice a slight stiffness plus swelling in my joints when the weather is especially hot plus humid or brutally cold.
My symptoms are not extreme enough to require a doctor’s visit. I am unwilling to waste the time plus money of a doctor’s appointment when there’s no way I would ever take the prescribed medication. I’ve learn up on arthritis medicine. The long-term side-effects are downright horrifying. Fortunately, I’m able to treat arthritis flare-ups with cannabis. As a plant-based remedy, cannabis-infused medication has no lasting disadvantages. I’ve noticed dry mouth plus an increase in appetite when taking particular strains of cannabis. I shop at the dispensary for products with a balanced ratio of CBD to THC. I look for options that also contain CBN or CBG. All of these cannabinoids have shown promise in alleviating pain, inflammation plus stiffness. The dispensary offers a attractive assortment of smokable flower, pre-rolls, vapes, tinctures, topicals, concentrates, edibles, beverages plus extracts. I constantly make sure to purchase some type of topical. Applying a cannabis-infused ointment directly to my fingers provides a quick onset of relief. The pain lessens plus I love a better range of emotion. Because topicals don’t cause any psychoactive sensations, I can apply them various times per afternoon. I’ve also had good luck with both tinctures plus edibles. The tinctures are especially easy to consume plus allow precision dosing. I simply place a few drops under my tongue, wait a minute for the cannabinoids to be absorbed plus then swallow any remaining liquid. With edibles, the effects can take several hours to be realized but they are intense plus long-lasting.