Plantgirl
The New York Times ran this op ed article which is more judicious(guilty of a bad pun since the author is a judge) version of how marijuana can help with your appetite. Again, no joints for us unlike the judge. I have excerpted parts below but the full story of his pancreatic cancer and it's recurrence & treatment is in the link below.
NYT Judge medical MJ[quote]One struggles to eat enough to stave off the dramatic weight loss that is part of this disease. Eating, one of the great pleasures of life, has now become a daily battle, with each forkful a small victory. Every drug prescribed to treat one problem leads to one or two more drugs to offset its side effects.
Inhaled marijuana is the only medicine that gives me some relief from nausea, stimulates my appetite, and makes it easier to fall asleep. The oral synthetic substitute, Marinol, prescribed by my doctors, was useless. Rather than watch the agony of my suffering, friends have chosen, at some personal risk, to provide the substance. I find a few puffs of marijuana before dinner gives me ammunition in the battle to eat. A few more puffs at bedtime permits desperately needed sleep..... Medical science has not yet found a cure, but it is barbaric to deny us access to one substance that has proved to ameliorate our suffering. [/quote]
