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peti mal and marijuana

Tue, 08/07/2007 - 15:03
i was diagnosed with peti mal when i was around the age of 10. i am now 16 and am off the medication for it bc it has "gone away" so...is it alright for me to smoke pot? or will it/can it trigger seizures and such?

Comments

Re: peti mal and marijuana

Submitted by daytonian on Tue, 2007-08-07 - 15:19
unless medically warranted it's never all right for you to smoke pot:)

Re: Re: peti mal and marijuana

Submitted by Aaron17 on Sun, 2007-10-28 - 22:30
I've also heard it can help, but I've also experienced first hand on several occasions, seizures right after smoking pot. Therefore I haven't smoked since.

Re: peti mal and marijuana

Submitted by SamanthaC on Tue, 2007-08-07 - 16:15
Well I am going to agree with the above post. But yes I have heard it can trigger seizures not to mention it is bad for you!!!! Skip over it I did and am happy I did. ~*Samantha*~

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