I live under a rock down here on the farm and I guess I’m incredibly sheltered from what goes on in the rest of the world. So I’m grateful to one of my esteemed readers for bringing me up to date on treatments for ADHD. It seems that if you live in the state of sunny California you can treat your ADHD with “medical marijuana.”

Those of us with too skinny ADHD children that have tried all the “favorite” treatments like Ritalin, Concerta, and Adderal know that they decrease appetite. Apparently medical marijuana causes the user to have the “munchies,” Yes, an uncontrollable urge to eat everything in sight. So my next question dealt with the method of using it. To which my loyal reader responded that you can smoke it or consume it in baked goods (which happened quite often in the 1960’s for those of us old enough to remember) or use a vaporizer to administer the “drug” which would limit the tar taken into the body, but has some negative side effects.

Does it work? My reader informed me that that there are different strains of marijuana, the one for focus is called a Sativa. Apparently it really winds the user up and is therefore avoided by anyone looking for recreational marijuana since it can cause severe headaches. It is used only for focus and serious pain relief. Without the medical marijuana his son would finish his school work in 5 to 6 hours, doing a fair job. With it, he says that he finishes in about an hour and a half, it’s neat and well organized, and he remembers what he has covered. Even in California if a student is caught with it at school he gets expelled. Apparently this medical choice was a last resort for their family after years of trying everything else.

How do you get it? In California, the doctor does not prescribe marijuana. He signs a 'Physicians Statement' saying that in his opinion, the patient would benefit medically from Medical marijuana, and asks dispensaries to provide it to the patient. The doctor does not give a dosage, or the type of marijuana to be used which allows the doctor to avoid losing DEA authority to prescribe medications. The patient works directly with the dispensary to arrive at the amount and type of marijuana to be used as people respond differently. Apparently, the federal authorities have no jurisdiction until an individual has at least one ounce of marijuana, and a week’s supply is only about an eighth of that. There aren’t any legal problems with the state since it is their statute. It can be purchased at the dispensary, or you can use a delivery service and it comes to your home.

Do you have more questions? I found this web site with all kinds of questions and answers and it's also where I found the photo. Link