Weed for Health Reasons?

[Dibleyy]

So my university friend is a really nice girl she's very pretty mashallah and religious, recently got into ALOT of trouble with her parents, she lives by herself for university and is moving to another apartment for more space and while they were helping, they found weed in her apartment. She does it for insomnia issues (she has ptsd) and prescription medication are not helping, she felt like she was gonna have a mental breakdown. One of her friends sisters who is in medical school told her to try weed before going to sleep and it worked so she kept doing it.

When her family found out, they FREAKED OUT accused her of being a prostitute and a druggie and screamed at her for 3 days straight, literally when she was calling me I could hear her parents in the background.

Why is the Somali community like this? Instead of trying to find out why your daughter was doing this and what the drug was exactly they took matters into their own hands.

What do you guys think SSPOT? Is the girl in the wrong? Should marijuana be used to replace other lab drugs?

 

[EDsomali]

How would weed help her sleep?

Is there a scientific study to back it up?

A lot of people use this health argument as a guise so that they can take drugs. When in reality they almost never work.

The girl is certainly wrong.

 

[Dibleyy]

How would weed help her sleep?

Is there a scientific study to back it up?

A lot of people use this health argument as a guise so that they can take drugs. When in reality they almost never work.

The girl is certainly wrong.

I dont think there is? She said her mind goes panicky before sleep and it helps calm her down so idk, maybe she was lying? but she's a really good girl so I doubt it.

 

[KobeBryant]

75% of all parents on this earth are gonna react badly towards there child taking narcotics, not only Somalis. Lol on top of that we are Muslim so that makes it 100% of Somali parents won’t be cool with that. Your friend should have tested the waters before hand and asked her parents what do they think of Cannabis.

I’m not against weed lol, but no University student on earth is ONLY smoking it for “medical reasons”.

 

[EDsomali]

I dont think there is? She said her mind goes panicky before sleep and it helps calm her down so idk, maybe she was lying? but she's a really good girl so I doubt it.

How would weed help when it's known to cause paranoia and problems with sleep quality.

She's just treating the symptoms of her mental health issues rather than the causes.

 

[AIOPZ]

This is what the Fiqh Council of North America had to say about the matter:

Source: fiqhcouncil.org/on-the-use-of-marijuana/

To plainly summarize, if your friend really needs medical marijuana because it benefits her more than regular medicine, then Islamically she is able to take it. You should advise her to consult both her doctor/psychiatrist and an educated imam to discuss this with her parents to see if there is a better alternative to help her with her insomnia. Her parents are understandably very scared for their daughter taking marijuana as it's typically associated with a very delinquent and shameful lifestyle and I'd honestly be heartbroken to see my child using this. The fact that your friend did not initially contact her doctor/psychiatrist about her ineffective prescriptions is very worrisome and should be her first step ASAP. May Allah (azza wa jala) allow peace to be achieved between her and her parents.

EDIT: Big oof. Just re-read the OG post. I don't know where I got medical marijuana from, lol. I don't think you mentioned it even once. Your friend is just taking regular marijuana then, right? If so, then that's a big haram right there and there's no excuse for her to continue taking it. If she needs something to calm her nerves in order to go to sleep, then I'm sure her doctor/psychiatrist has a billion prescriptions and techniques that she can adopt to help her sleep at night. There's no Islamic defense for her if she's smoking regular marijuana and I really hope she's smart enough to know the stress she's causing her parents over this matter.

 

[kickz]

From what I have read CBD is the sleep effect in it, no need to smoke it just take CBD oil.

 

[Crow]

She should get a prescription from the doctor if she is really sick. A lot of people take illegal drugs and claim that they are self medicating when they just like getting high. I don't blame the parents for thinking that she's living a double life.

 

[Dibleyy]

From what I have read CBD is the sleep effect in it, no need to smoke it just take CBD oil.

I dont know much about weed so I never heard of this till now, thanks! ill pass the info

 

[Baricoast]

This is what the Fiqh Council of North America had to say about the matter:

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Source: fiqhcouncil.org/on-the-use-of-marijuana/

To plainly summarize, if your friend really needs medical marijuana because it benefits her more than regular medicine, then Islamically she is able to take it. You should advise her to consult both her doctor/psychiatrist and an educated imam to discuss this with her parents to see if there is a better alternative to help her with her insomnia. Her parents are understandably very scared for their daughter taking marijuana as it's typically associated with a very delinquent and shameful lifestyle and I'd honestly be heartbroken to see my child using this. The fact that your friend did not initially contact her doctor/psychiatrist about her ineffective prescriptions is very worrisome and should be her first step ASAP. May Allah (azza wa jala) allow peace to be achieved between her and her parents.

EDIT: Big oof. Just re-read the OG post. I don't know where I got medical marijuana from, lol. I don't think you mentioned it even once. Your friend is just taking regular marijuana then, right? If so, then that's a big haram right there and there's no excuse for her to continue taking it. If she needs something to calm her nerves in order to go to sleep, then I'm sure her doctor/psychiatrist has a billion prescriptions and techniques that she can adopt to help her sleep at night. There's no Islamic defense for her if she's smoking regular marijuana and I really hope she's smart enough to know the stress she's causing her parents over this matter.

I seen your post and how you educate Us here on the deen is good. Keep it up saxiib

 

[Diaspora ambassador]

How would weed help her sleep?

Is there a scientific study to back it up?

A lot of people use this health argument as a guise so that they can take drugs. When in reality they almost never work.

The girl is certainly wrong.

Believe when i say this, roll a joint smoke that shiit and you will sleep like a frewh baby

 

[MI]

Believe when i say this, roll a joint smoke that shiit and you will sleep like a frewh baby

Weed actually decreases the amount of REM sleep you get.

 

[bluebird]

It’s not really good for that. Tell her to go to a sleep clinic or see a psychologist instead

 

[Diaspora ambassador]

Weed actually decreases the amount of REM sleep you get.

Believe me i speak from experience if you smoke 1 joint before bed time you will sleep perfectly without dreaming and wake up feeling like you can slay the day

 

[MI]

Believe me i speak from experience if you smoke 1 joint before bed time you will sleep perfectly without dreaming and wake up feeling like you can slay the day

Yeah exactly, you have dreamless sleeps when you smoke cannabis because of a lack of REM-activity.

 

[Diaspora ambassador]

Yeah exactly, you have dreamless sleeps when you smoke cannabis because of a lack of REM-activity.

Yes but the sleep it self is priceless. No potential nightmare, no waking up mid night and no tiredness in the morning.

 

[SlimFarax]

I dont think there is? She said her mind goes panicky before sleep and it helps calm her down so idk, maybe she was lying? but she's a really good girl so I doubt it.

Weed is a depressant so yeah it would help her calm down and sleep in a sense

But then it could also do so many things unaccounted for. Self medication is never the answer.

 

[Basra]

So my university friend is a really nice girl she's very pretty mashallah and religious, recently got into ALOT of trouble with her parents, she lives by herself for university and is moving to another apartment for more space and while they were helping, they found weed in her apartment. She does it for insomnia issues (she has ptsd) and prescription medication are not helping, she felt like she was gonna have a mental breakdown. One of her friends sisters who is in medical school told her to try weed before going to sleep and it worked so she kept doing it.

When her family found out, they FREAKED OUT accused her of being a prostitute and a druggie and screamed at her for 3 days straight, literally when she was calling me I could hear her parents in the background.

Why is the Somali community like this? Instead of trying to find out why your daughter was doing this and what the drug was exactly they took matters into their own hands.

What do you guys think SSPOT? Is the girl in the wrong? Should marijuana be used to replace other lab drugs?

Personally i approve medicine Cannabis. Weed is helpful to people with emotional hormones imbalance. Typically boys need weed more than girls, because girls have a natural God given way of monitoring or regulating emotions. They have outlets such as drama, crying etc etc

But i do find tom boyish girls with excess male hormones need weed as their biological wires have gone hay wire!

 

[SOMALIKNIGHT]

Women who smoke hashish?