At that low dose, it probably has less of an effect than Ritalin. And half the kids in the country are on that. But Big Pharma gets a piece of the action, so it's all good.

MJ laws all started out as punishment/control of the hippies and anti-war activists (60s/70s). Then I guess they figured out it was a perfect way to keep the Prison Industrial Complex beds to full capacity. So here we are with it still classified the same as Heroin.

Thank the aholes in congress, both parties.

I hope they give Wesley the job and he does become the "star intern".

that the frustrations involved are both tiresome and ludicrous so I sympathize with you.

Right now I am dealing with the fact that I have given 2 choices. I can either:

A: Have a lower quality of life and stay off all medications but cannabis, which has lead to my current situation of having to temporarily suspend my business because I cannot rely on being able to either move or have slept the night before because of pain, and I just couldn't stand being unreliable to my clients and having to pass them to others was doing them a disservice.

or

B: go back to taking 14 different pharmacuticals a day, including Oxy every 4-6 hours and Dilauded every 10-12 hours as well as a wide variety of anti-spasmatics, anti-seizure meds, etc. etc. etc.

Because option C: Continue to use medical cannabis and have something stronger but still more mild than the other stuff on hand for those 3 or 4 times a week where I might really need them is not in the cards for now.

C was not a problem when I lived in a legal state, but life brings changes and I had to move.

I think we can all agree (well except for asshat's like those mentioned here) that the current system is broken in this area as well.

It's just so damn frustrating. I have a fishing boat, live in Florida and yet never take it out lately because I am afraid I will get out there and end up in a ball unable to move. (It happened once, but I was fortunately able to drop anchor and was in a shady area at least, but it sucked and was quite dangerous trying to get home in the dark when I could finally move in a Jonboat with no lights...)

navigate these days and that he must not take it personally because he is one of the good guys and his light will shine through for all to see soon enough. And that we here at c99 send him our love and hold him in our hearts.

But you can explain it so that it makes no sense…

It's a very easy few words that explain a lot of the world simply, even though so much is complex and illogical.

Because that's the way it fucking is.

Bruce Hornsby and The Range wrote a song about it…

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[[hugs for you and your son]]

It's utter bullshit, which is par for the course in America these days. Grrr.

Tell your son we're all proud of him here, regardless of what happens. That's awesome that he's putting himself out there for things like this, and we'll all be rooting for good luck going forward.

Keep us posted, and hang in there, Wesley!

This saga made me weep a little, but also made me want to stand up and cheer for both Wes and for you, Janet, his equally courageous Mom. The bureaucratic manure-pile you describe needs to be shoveled away . . . . May somebody with the power to do that get busy, like Hercules in the stables. For a reader with no personal experience of the daily challenges and obstacles that confront autistic individuals and their families, your story arouses great admiration for your persistence and ability to keep your sense of humor. That's "you" plural. I hope the Foundation can find another internship that does not require pee in a bottle.

It's their loss.

By not allowing for Medical use they are really being biased in this decision.

Keep circulating the Resume, Keep looking for other Opportunities.

There will be others employers who will appreciate Wesley's goals and accomplishments.

It just takes some time sometimes, to find the right company, program, or apprenticeship.

And I understand. It is a frustrating and slow process to change this.

This prohibition weird outlaw status of our Northwestern states as we lead the fight for sanity with cannibus is crazy. I am so very sorry your son is one of those trapped in the middle of it all.

I will name a names. My husband died at OHSU in 2003 because he tested positive for cannibus. He had a legal Medical card from Washington where we lived. He needed a liver transplant because of a form of liver cancer attributed to agent Orange which he was exposed to in Vietnam.

Because of the positive test he was removed from the transplant list and died 3 months later. The real rub is had he taken the oxycontin he was prescribed he would have had no issue.

Turned me into a fighter for legalization. We just have to keep fighting.

That prohibits them from taking people off the transplant list over the medical use of marijuana. It was championed by Jeff Merkley. It was passed within the last few months. They may want to find out the current status of that. If they have the energy (sometimes hard to find when trying to care for the gravely ill) contact Jeff and tell their story. Because this is not supposed to be happening anymore.

it into perspective. We know you're a good person, Wes. This happens because some of those out there are not good people, or they would make sure people don't get hurt by stupid laws.

Can you find jobs outside the program? Something fairly simple and/or part-time at first until you build up confidence? I'm thinking maybe less likely to drug test.

He's in a big boat. I think of all the talented people at TOP who are "disabled". I was just wondering if the agency has outlived its usefulness.

I hate to say anything positive about the W word, but I shop at WalM all the time (will go elsewhere if I ever get the finances) and I know this store here, at least, hires a lot of disabled. Their employees are happy, for the most part (some live in my 'hood; we talk). It is almost always part-time. From the number of piercings and tattoos I've seen, I'm guessing they're not drug testing. Is that a stereotype? Probably pays lousy. Just a thought if there's one near you, as a starter job. The lousier the economy, the more WalM needs workers. AFAICT, the treatment varies according to the store; this one seems pretty good. Worth a try?

There's also a health food co-op here that obviously doesn't drug test - they all obviously work stoned! Any bohemian place like that around you? They seem to be having a great time. Bagged my ice cream with my hot dinner once, but one can't have everything.

I have read about the below-minimum issue before. I seem to vaguely recall that years ago, the government was paying the difference between what an employer paid and the minimum wage, or at least there was a proposal for such. Am I misremembering?