i started smoking in '99 for spasms and after about 3 months i sat at my mothers table and told her. she was very upset b/c this was against everythng she taught me, morally and religously. she knew how bad my spasticity was and that baclofen, valium, zanaflex didnt work for me. i hadnt smoked in a few hrs so my legs were really spastic and after explaining how cannabis works i pulled out my one hitter and took 2 hits and within 5 min no spasms. she couldnt deny the effects so we discussed it some more and she wanted to know the legal trouble i could be in. i told her that it was something i am willing to risk. now 10 years later she and the rest of my immediate family understands that im trading one risk for the other with this hobbie. i guess that i am lucky that i can be honest with the ones i see every day, im not one to lie.
i know there are those who will say im foolish for letting them know but if i get caught ill fight it on a medical defense.