I have ehlers danlos. It's a debilitating and disabling disease that causes horrible pain. I'm also being evaluated for a second disease called Stiff person's syndrome. I have the antibodies for the disease but they're so barely positive they're having a hard time actually diagnosing me with it. I'm off for a second opinion. But it causes very painful muscle contractions that are powerful enough to sometimes break bones. Needless to say, I live my life in pain. 

I live in Wisconsin where medical nor recreational are legal. I also have a genetic defect where the efficacy of narcotics and opioids is nil for me. There's not much I can look to for pain relief. Drinking does actually help dull the pain. But I don't want to kill my liver. I smoke weed every day. There's no reason I should have to be a criminal using something that works better than a prescribed, addictive pain pill. 

And I'm a criminal. I grow weed. I go to Denver and bring weed home. It's all for personal use. I have no regrets about it. Why should I? People don't live my life.