Get Your Medical Marijuana Card in Saginaw, MI

The thing that most surprised me about medical marijuana was the fact that I didn’t have to smoke it. I am 83 years old and I’ve never smoked anything, when my daughter told me that I should get my medical marijuana card so that I could keep my vision I said absolutely not. We went back and forth for two years, until I was very close to losing sight in both eyes and depressed because of it. In 2014, my daughter visited Colorado on a business trip and while she was there she visited a legal dispensary and learned about the different types of medical marijuana. When she came home she told me that there were simple ways that I could consume marijuana in lozenges and a liquid form called tincture, at this point I decided that I’d give it a try. I got my medical marijuana card and my daughter found a caregiver who provided tincture for me to use daily, it took about a week to figure out the right dose and now almost a full year later I still have my vision and it has helped a number of my other health conditions as well.

My aunt got her medical marijuana card through GreenWay Michigan and told my wife and I about the experience at dinner the following evening. I applied online around 11 PM that night and received a call before 10 am the next day; in less than 15 minutes I had an appointment scheduled for the following Thursday. It was all just as easy as my aunt said it would be and I now have my card and have started growing my medicine.

I was in a motorcycle accident in early spring 2012 which broke most of the bones in my lower body and did extensive soft-tissue and muscle damage. Before the accident I smoked marijuana from time to time and knew that it was great for de-stressing and relieving pain. After I got out of the hospital I was depressed because of the nearly 70 pounds I had gained since the accident and the way that all of the prescription medication made me feel. I had some marijuana at my house and one day I decided to use it for the first time in nearly a year, I could not believe how much better I felt that day and the few days afterwards until I ran out. I called a friend who had helped me out in the past and was not able to contact him, this made me even more upset because I knew something that worked well for me and I had no way to get it. I decided to set up an appointment to get my medical marijuana card so that I would have access to medicine without needing to rely on anyone. Now over 3 years later, I’ve lost the weight that I gained and I’m back riding my bike. My new hobby is now growing medical marijuana for myself, my father-in-law, and several other patients who were in a position like I was after the wreck; in need and without anyone to help them. I can definitely say that getting my medical marijuana card changed my life.

I saw a story on the news that medical marijuana could potentially help with inflammation and pain, the problem was I had no idea how to get a card. There was a lot of information online about the Michigan medical marijuana program but no one to explain to me how I could register, I contacted Greenway Michigan and they did an excellent job of explaining the process and introducing me to a doctor.