Found Her: A Reunion with West Virginia Carrie

Four-and-a-half years ago, I offered Carrie a ride. On the way, she opened up about her difficult life and the conditions of her community. Since then, our video has done well. And last month, I went searching for her to give her the KZbin ad proceeds.
This is the story of me finding Carrie and an update on her life today.
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[@Amanda-in4dh]

I'm so glad to see her alive and well in this update. I had alot of negative replies on the last video, so I'll let everyone know that her family has tried to help her. You cannot make someone want help, you cannot tell them to stop doing drugs and they magically stop. If you do not know the situation you really have no right to make assumptions. If she would tell me right now she wants help I would do everything in my power to get her where she needs to be. There are resources to help the addicted get clean and sober living facilities, I can get her into one of these places IF SHE WANTED THE HELP. She said she was content with the current drug use, she is not reaching out for help. Carrie... if you want help please get in touch with someone in our family, I can get you the help you need. I do not have any information to get in touch with you other than a FB account that you never answer messages on. I love you and want you to get sober, this is not the same person I looked up to as a child.

[@ThePeriphery]

I hope Carrie can see this and perhaps reaches out some day, Amanda. It's touching to read your words of concern and offer to help. Perhaps through her willingness to do these videos, Carrie is unknowingly making connections that will help lead to her recovery. And what you say about the person needing to want the help is so very true. I think this video makes this point as well. Thanks for taking the risk to withstand any naysayers, Amanda, (and for putting them in their place), and for adding a lot of depth and heart to this story.

[@Amanda-in4dh]

@@ThePeriphery thank you for posting her meeting with you. I hope one day soon she will reach out for help.

[@MrAndyPee]

God bless i prey she get’s clean 🙏🏼

[@rl2769]

@@Amanda-in4dh did she ever reach out? I’m from Bluefield and have similar family members.

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

@@Amanda-in4dh I'm from Huntington and I was bad on the pills and had tried the other and was even on meth at one time but I got in a good program and on suboxone and off the other I'm now 5yrs sober. I hope she gets the help and your right I had my family beg me to get help and I tried but always went back this time I was just tired and figured I'd die if I didn't get help.

[@annamullins5535]

I know her well she was so beautiful back before drugs. I’m glad she’s doing way better now. I hope she gets her life back on track the way she wants it.

[@raythornton8578]

What a strong woman she is. I send her my love and best wishes for a better future.

[@jane1413]

Thank you for sharing Carrie's story with compassion and love. I pray that she gets sober and overcomes her challenges. Sending much love.

[@ThePeriphery]

Thanks, Jane. I hope Carrie reads this.

[@AntonyReed]

You're a good man, Charlie Brown. Such a touching story and I hope with all hope Carrie finds her blessings and some peace, moving forward.

[@kellie5138]

I live in Elkins, WV. Sadly, this is everywhere here and I've been through something similar years ago. Poor woman is self medicating. It's hard to tell what trauma she's been through, leading her here. I hope she finds the strength to get better. 💜

[@kevinread9395]

Good luck to you Carrie, your beautiful lady with everything to live for xx

[@BonnChnd]

She has absolutely beautiful dark blue eyes. Carrie, you’re an adult so only I’ll say: please be safe!

[@johnnyjd1329]

She is so adorable. Thank you God. Thank you Jesus for Blessing her. I would really like to meet her.

[@cwhiatt73]

The ambassador of goodwill. Well done Brandon. Of course we'll continue to keep Carrie in our prayers as well as the greater community there.

[@dorothyhatcher4714]

We all need hugs. A hug goes a long way for someone down in life.

[@Unbridled13]

That’s a hug from us all. Prayers for success 🙏🏻

[@tvtitlechampion3238]

M'gosh, she's so pretty in that photo at 16:52. The years put stresses on a body and mind.

[@MsSylvia45]

Bless this precious lady 🙏🏻❤️

[@dallyh.2960]

Being from Appalachia, this strikes me deep. I see so many people with stories like Carrie every day. And the destroyed small town communities. What can be done? I don't think anyone truthfully knows, but maybe someday things will get better.

[@ThePeriphery]

I think it'll require a gradual change in the local culture--to where there's just a determination, a collective decision, to see such pitfalls as addiction as simply nonviable options. To get there, we can offer little-itty bits of encouragement by way of sharing/learning their stories, offering up some love, and perhaps throw a few resources their way.

[@stefaniecrane864]

I really wish her the best and hope she gets a 100% clean. She deserves the best.

[@tedoakley5600]

Carrie seems like a good person with a lot of demons. I hope she stays safe and things turn around for her.

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

incredible content The Periphery. I shattered the thumbs up on your video. Continue to keep up the outstanding work.

[@The1964mary]

Carrie! Keep going to church! Get you a church family and let them love on you! Praying for you!

[@jefferyyounce5372]

Bless her heart. Hopefully she turned her life around and God Bless her and her children.

[@sharity3289]

Omg, I lived in Rand from 1990-1991 when we moved there for my dad's job as a towboat pilot for Madison Coal and Supply Co. I remember 2 of my closest friends there - Melinda Elliott and Kiyomi Love.

[@pameladavenport1647]

That really moved me. I know there are others out there in the same predicament . It makes you fee thankful for what you have . I don't have much but compared to Carrie I feel like a millionaire. Thank you for bringing this story to light . I wish her well wish I could something for her and others out there. Glad she got the money , I hope she uses it to try and better things for herself. Good luck to you Carrie .Please try and keep us informed on her life . Thanks to you again😁👍

[@outlawbob1210]

Keep , keeping it real carrie ! The honesty that you have with yourself is the best medication for everything . God will have what God will have for you in his time .

[@judyorndoff1033]

How very sad this is. When you gave her a hug, it just made me cry to see how a hug seems awkward and almost painful for her.

[@ThePeriphery]

Carrie's heart seems to be thawing out a little these days. She's connected with me recently. I may have an update to share to this channel soon. Thank you for watching and caring:)

[@PhiLeo7973]

@@ThePeriphery God Bless you Sir for your generosity, love, and kindness. Please keep us posted on Carrie. Many have been profoundly moved by your work and Carrie's story. It is my hope Amanda and Carrie herself do not give up on her recovery. Blessings to you all.❤️🙏🍀🇺🇲

[@ThePeriphery]

@@PhiLeo7973 Thanks so much for the support, Phil. We plan to follow Carrie's story, which hopefully sees more improvement. Her knowing about the support of this channel and viewers helps:)

[@veralester5666]

God bless you Carrie

[@amethystdawn9476]

Carrie, best to you. Your life is a struggle and I hope things turn out okay. 💖

[@brianralston1579]

Keep up the great work your doing for these people really enjoy theses mini documentaries.

[@makeyyyy7890]

You can tell she a working girl

[@trinityobryant7121]

That was truly and awesome story thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of it 😁

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

✨🌹✨

[@cwhiatt73]

From all of us at The Periphery, our thanks goes to you.

[@ThePeriphery]

Without you, Trinity, I wouldn't have found her this way. It was your lead--you getting back out of your car--that helped it happen:) Bless you for being there that night and then availing yourself to help out.

[@Amanda-in4dh]

I'm so glad to see her alive and well in this update. I had alot of negative replies on the last video, so I'll let everyone know that her family has tried to help her. You cannot make someone want help, you cannot tell them to stop doing drugs and they magically stop. If you do not know the situation you really have no right to make assumptions. If she would tell me right now she wants help I would do everything in my power to get her where she needs to be. There are resources to help the addicted get clean and sober living facilities, I can get her into one of these places IF SHE WANTED THE HELP. She said she was content with the current drug use, she is not reaching out for help. Carrie... if you want help please get in touch with someone in our family, I can get you the help you need. I do not have any information to get in touch with you other than a FB account that you never answer messages on. I love you and want you to get sober, this is not the same person I looked up to as a child.

[@ThePeriphery]

@@Amanda-in4dh Wow, thank you for this, Amanda. It's so touching and hopefully can reach Carrie. I have a favor to ask. Would you copy and paste this as its own comment? (Not as a reply to someone else's comment) This way, I can pin it to the top of the comments. I'd love to feature it because it's so meaningful. Plus, it'll have a better chance of reaching Carrie if she or someone close to her watches this video. This is, of course, if you're comfortable doing so. I'm sorry people can be so negative.

[@brendatuck6871]

I live right behind that dollar general store on carndail dr. With lisa martin. Ive seen Carrie before she has gone to my church. Church of Nazarene in rand. Ty for the update

[@JR-es5zl]

A very powerful story, well done sir.

[@ThePeriphery]

Appreciate it. 👍 Thanks for the support.

[@HopeandFaithHomesread]

I love the way you treated her with dignity and respect. ❤

[@ThePeriphery]

🙏

[@sheamorris8997]

She's beautiful

[@jefferyyounce5372]

Good for her!

[@ontheroadagain1]

I watched the first video as well as the follow up. I'm glad that she is still alive. My hope would be that she finds a loving partner that will improve her life instead of beating on her. This broke my heart. I hope she gets the help she needs.

[@raybonecrusher4516]

I have seen people go thru this before. Some do change and git rid of the drugs or alcohol. It seems that when it happens its sudden and complete and a new person is born. The key is wanting to change. It helps to get away from the people who have the same addictions and stay away. Most of the people I seen who were in this bad of shape seem to be very lonesome. The drugs are the only pleasure they have, their world is small and full of bad people. It's a hole that is hard to climb out of. There is no one size fits all.

[@RadhadaniteBabylonian]

Being born in the South and raised in Minneapolis and moving back to the South for good, I'm really glad to see you making a sincere effort to come to these parts and seeing how great a people we are here. Like everywhere else, people have to have a reason to live or life ain't worth living. Carrie knows this and her eyes alone show that her life is worth more than everything put together.

[@ThePeriphery]

Amen, NorgeMan

[@isabellam1936]

She does meth for the same reason I did heroin for 15 years, self medicating due to trauma. I got on Methadone five years ago and it saved my life. I’ve had so many friends die and I’ve overdosed seven times, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for methadone. I live in Baltimore but used to live in Bland, Virginia. Heroin (and fentanyl) is everywhere now even in small towns.

[@ThePeriphery]

Praises that you're alive. Congrats on the recovery. Keep it up.

[@jazza3458]

Kerry you are beautiful and you still are sweetie you’ve got a good heart you just need the right man to show you how to love your self so yo can completely heal The hug the interviewer gave you was very very touching. What a lovely caring decent human being he is. Never give up the lord Jehovah loves you. ❤️👍✌️

[@mfendel8461]

She’s absolutely beautiful! ❤️ One tough cookie. I love her honesty.

[@leebass4833]

God Bless you

[@angelatackett6343]

Love and prayers

[@averagejo16]

I wish her all the best.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

Beautiful

[@meatballmagoo6134]

I love her.

[@wandamiller3181]

I wanna hug her. She seem sweet.

[@tammyslagle9607]

Love your videos! Thank u for what u do and good to see her better

[@wesheadley5367]

Thanks Man. America needs to see this.

[@ralphl8055]

Sweet woman. GOD bless her.

[@grandmamaonthego2849]

Carrie looks better in 2021 than 2016!!

[@sarahstarks6338]

Glad to see Carrie alive. I use to hang with her a little bit out of the streets...she looks good... hope to see her completely clean one day

[@ThePeriphery]

Thanks for commenting, Sarah. Were you once on a similar path? If so, how did you turn things around? We hope for that day for Carrie, too.

[@BB-uu9oo]

Thanks for doing stuff like this. Just the fact that she now has an option is amazing bc so many of us keep digging until we're so deep we can't get out. The lucky ones are the ones that checked out. Wish she knew what an opportunity she had. It hurts me bc I had almost year clean just to throw everything away. I'm just doing maintenance now and hate being physically dependent. I've detoxed cold turkey in jail and rehab, but it's diff at home when you feel like death and know exactly how to fix it. It's like having the flu and you have a chemical that will immediately cure you...for a few hours at least.

[@ThePeriphery]

You can endure, Brian. The body, mind, and soul all heal--though at their own pace. In the meantime, the addict mind will trick you into thinking it's ok to use again. Sometimes you have to stick to what you know--not what you're tricked into feeling. I've been doing meetings for years myself. Hang in there. Life's too beautiful to cloud with drugs.

[@mitteradams1216]

She looks great glad she doing better God bless here

[@miceymouseminniemouse9331]

Carrie go in rehab get your mental health checked out u can help so many addict love your nails btw and plz stay around positive ppl u have a gift as a ppl person your life matters your beautiful lady plz get off meth it's going destroy you my friend died cause of meth it's deadly too stop fooling yourself plz get help u matter u are worthy but thanks for your honesty

[@ThePeriphery]

Hope she reads this. Thank you.

[@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4]

Shit hits deep.. Kanawha county represent

[@ThePeriphery]

You live there? I was hoping more people there would find this video--not just to see Carrie's story but to feel like others are looking on with hope things get better there. What do you think is most needed there to turn things around?

[@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4]

@@ThePeriphery I was bored and raised just North of Charleston, I spent about 24 years in that part of the state until I finally left and moved closer to Morgantown. I found this video extremely relatable. I grew up in the "pill mill" era and saw the enormous impact large pharmaceutical companies had on the mountain state, in particular the southern part.. It's going to take action from the whole community to slow the drug epidemic, and lots of work from the government legalizing Marijuana and bringing large commerce to the state.. There lots of potential in WV, just some parts are relative to a third world country.. I'd love to chat more hmu

[@ThePeriphery]

@@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4 Gladly. Shoot me an email at: [e-mail]

[@edwardpotter8342]

I wish her all the best,you can tell a story good.im 53 Disabled my wife passed away 5 years ago there's a lot more to my story I live in eastern north Carolina I need someone to help me tell my story God Bless you 🙏

[@ThePeriphery]

Hi Edward, if you find someone to create your story, I'll share it on this channel.

[@MrAndyPee]

You can tell she’s stopped slamming looks alot better i hope she can get clean fully.

[@Daylight7vs6]

I hope 🤞 you fly baby do great 👍 and except the help from the angels from above 👆 you are not alone

[@tylerroy1882]

This is my aunt, she used to be so beautiful when I was a kid. Im 29 now. The last time I seen her she didn't even recognize me. I wish her a good life and hope she's doing better.

[@ThePeriphery]

Thanks for sharing, Tyler. Once in a great while, we'll hear from her on Facebook. I hope she's okay, too. And hope you and your family are good.

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

WOW

[@victorangeles7938]

God bless you buitifull waman God love you long time

[@Montblanc1986]

I've been to WV a few times now for the world cup events in Snowshoe and I love the state as a whole. If I could find work I would move to WV tomorrow.

[@judahtribe7]

he so sweet

[@ourvra]

Weirdest thing is, that her story made everyone sad. And she doesn't want to be sad. Sadness is ok. It is okay to feel all your feelings. Most of the time, having a good cry makes you feel better.

[@tootsie5052]

Seems like everybody knows someone on drugs today. I live in Greenbrier Co WV and my sister's kids are on drugs, one of them has almost died a couple of times and I'm sure she is still hooked.

[@khalidbilal7148]

Nice video bro

[@ThePeriphery]

Thank you👍

[@tonimaxwell7605]

Carrie has a good heart , We are Praying for her to come back to Church.

[@ThePeriphery]

@@tonimaxwell7605 You know Carrie? Are you with a church in Rand?

[@melaniemcintosh162]

God doesn't hate you sweetheart, he loves you more than you will ever know. Talk to him, pray to him, love him, and TRUST him. He will not lead you in the wrong direction. You are in my prayers.

[@MattWilliams-vf8kf]

That's how it is here in the south, alcohol and drug use where I live, 1 out of 4 people have a problem with drugs, alcohol, or both. It is this way everywhere there is poverty.

[@ThePeriphery]

What region are you in?

[@MattWilliams-vf8kf]

@@ThePeriphery north alabama

[@richardernst8857]

She looks really good, she’s a pretty lady it’s sad she’s still doing drugs

[@MissouriPenny]

❤️❤️❤️

[@amandaellison6346]

I feel her pain. Iv been through alot in my life. Iv been run down and lost alot of ppl in my life. Had no parents by the time I was 19. Had no grandparents by the time I was 12. Its been a long rough road. Would love to share my story if someone would want to do an interview. Maybe my story will help someone else.

[@ThePeriphery]

Where do you live, Amanda? Where did you grow up?

[@judahtribe7]

She's doing more than a little bit

[@michelle60134]

Obviously a lot of trauma I bet she had dreams of a great life as we all do - her environment didn’t help not her fault -I hope you follow up with her and support her as much as she will let you 🙏🏼

[@ThePeriphery]

I agree. Carrie is a good person, and it is sad to see how her trauma has affected her. I hope to do another update with her. Thank you for watching and caring, Michelle.

[@michelle60134]

@@ThePeriphery 👍

[@isaicisaic332]

Hey Cary I haven’t see u for a while

[@meatballmagoo6134]

Tweek-n....Fuk Yeah !!!!

[@victorangeles7938]

You cool dude

[@mikeyoung6576]

This is glenna nice, I've lived in wv my entire life, I've been homeless also. It happens when every job around gets shut down and all there is is fast food... when it used to be a coal and steel state with high paid jobs, and they all get sold out because of the operation cost due to the "going green" deal, you destroy communities, entire states... thank your government.

[@mikeyoung6576]

If you need any more info on west Virginia, our opiate problem and how it started. Read the book dopesick. Also the meth n heroin is coming in from Columbus.. or you can e mail me glenna, at [e-mail]

[@joycedurham1729]

Omg the hotel is scary

[@leanajo754]

A bar that only will serve regulars? That's discriminating. They should LOVE out of towners! They tip more!

[@dilliongargon6974]

If they legalized canibus it would help with the heroin and meth. Just do the homework on the states that it is legal recreational

[@ThePeriphery]

Is that what research shows?

[@horatioyachapovich6919]

@@ThePeriphery yes I believe Medicare has the statistics about states that have medicinal cannabis and decrease in pain killer (opioid abuse). By the way I first subscribed after this story. Four years ago eh? Keep on people.

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

The Periphery I see it with my own eyes here in the matanuska valley Alaska. Heroin and meth are rampant. Weed has helped so many people I know stay off pharmaceuticals. Been helping people replace pills with activated thc cannabis oil for over a decade and even 20 years ago had a gf with fibromyalgia who I got down from 20 prescription to 2 prescriptions and the only pain med was cannabis for her.

[@ThePeriphery]

@@horatioyachapovich6919 Wow. Real cool. Time does fly, though:/ Thanks for that info about the statistics. I'll look into them.

[@ThePeriphery]

@@MatanuskaHIGH Thank you for sharing. Wow, you do this for work? Tell me more. Do you have a website or something?

[@shellyprice4112]

Carrie is lovely 🥰

[@Justin-pq3rq]

Pretty sure that is the same hometown that Randy Moss came from. All time great NFL WR. I remember a documentary on him and I swear I remember the same exact streets and everything. He talked about a corner store that all the has beens would hang out at. And they would say don’t end up like us. I could be wrong but it was a very similar town in WV.

[@ThePeriphery]

Funny you say that. When I saw "Rand, West Virginia" on the map, I remembered that same Randy Moss documentary (I'm from Minnesota) and wanted to go check out the town for myself. Soon after arriving, I saw Carrie...

[@ThePeriphery]

And, yes, the town was just as he described.

[@Justin-pq3rq]

@@ThePeriphery from what I can recall the town had actually seen better days but for whatever reason. (The coal probably dried up) or something along those lines. It had really fallen apart in the last generation or so. I’m from a small town in Tuscarawas county Ohio. Which isn’t more than a few hour drive from There. The name of my hometown is Uhrichsville/Dennison. They are ajoining towns. Like St. Paul and Minneapolis. Just on a smaller scale. Anyways I can somewhat relate to this because my hometown has a very rich clay history as well as a very very rich railroad history. We still have a very busy train depot to to this day. But as the clay industry dried up and other businesses moved out the area has definitely seen a fall from grace. And although not on a scale that Rand has experienced I definitely know what it’s like to live in a rural town that has had its share of drug addiction and hardship.

[@ThePeriphery]

@@Justin-pq3rq Yeah, I think there are a number of such small communities suffering this same issue. So the question I have is: How can these towns regain that spark?

[@lyndontarrant4548]

Wow this is recent

[@pipegang6497]

That's where famous NFL player Randy Moss is from

[@joycedurham1729]

Your getting in her personal space dude

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

Carrie looks familiar maybe shes been in Huntington before

[@tommyewhitworth4531]

i pray that money didn't let her OD

[@ThePeriphery]

She said she used it to pay rent to the person she was living with at the time. So hopefully it went to the right place.

[@zacharypayne4080]

She was creeped out by that hug..it was a little creepy

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

Probably because guys have hurt her or forced them selves on her it will definitely cause ya to act that way especially if your high and she had flash backs of abuse

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

I'm from Huntington wv that meth is as bad as the heroin. I'm 5years off pain pills and alcohol. I wish she could get on the suboxone program and get help.

[@tampadeal2619]

She smoked/swallowed/snorted that $1000 in 72 hours. It's easy to see that she was not ready to straighten out any time soon. It's a shame that there are so many others just like her. A nice person at heart but she is in so much pain (emotional) that all she can think about is staying high. $100 or $100,000................ none of that was going to rehab

[@ThePeriphery]

She actually was able to give most of the $ to a friend who'd been helping her out. Though Carrie isn't where she'd like to be, she is making a lot of good faith efforts on her way to improving. I agree it is so sad there are many trapped in that life. Maybe we can help see here escape it--and then motivate others to do the same.

[@Britgirl58]

@@ThePeriphery Exactly - a good-hearted woman who lost her way due to a violent husband. So sad that her children went with him.

[@jackcook6735]

Beautiful ladies carry an extra burden, the devil brings sorry people into their lives to destroy them. And lead them astray from the Lord that’s why you have to read the Bible and pray every night. Because the devil is after your soul every day of your life. Evaluate every person you meet, are they a God centered person, if not cut them out of your life Period, No exceptions. God doesn’t lead you astray the devil does God Allows you to choose.

[@mortarman7353]

I want to know Carrie.

[@joycedurham1729]

I wonder how she is today?

[@brendatuck6871]

Ive been in her shoes with the meth and abuse. Its sad.

[@leanajo754]

She looks amazing since that last interview in the car. But I hope she was able to quit meth. It's just as horrible as heroin.

[@dlam2864]

Why would the dive bar bartender say, we're only serving regulars. I thought southerners and folks in small towns were friendly

[@ThePeriphery]

At the time, I think it was a COVID concern.

[@dlam2864]

@@ThePeriphery oh

[@joycedurham1729]

She's loaded now

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

Shes really been hurt alot by people men that's why she acted that way when he went to hug her I use to be the same way I still do sometimes

[@lillieroy2425]

Ask her about her kid's

[@maryk446]

This was all because she didn't have the $2,000 to pay taxes and so lost her house? I wish I had been one of her neighbors back then. I would have just given her the money. And I'm not wealthy. But at least 7 people's lives were affected by the loss of that house. Sad.

[@kevinvalentine4788]

She Needs to find a good Church to go to

[@sandy-mr5gj]

rule number one-you can not give money to a meth addict

[@mikeyoung6576]

Rule #2 opinions like this are what drive ppl to drugs to stop the hurting. Change your mind, it will change lives. (This is glenna nice, if u need to reply contact me at [e-mail] This is not my youtube account.

[@mikeyoung6576]

Also, please read the book dopesick. It will tell you the history of how opiates got into the community here so bad. Oxycontin was made on Virginia border and given to ppl for headaches ect, was considered safe enough for babies because of the coating... then you go down the street and everyone has green or brown Mark's on their shirt where the coating was rubbed off to snort the pill. Then injecting started. Now the drs have stopped giving pain meds to EVERYONE even ppl who genuinely need it. So they turn to heroin which is easier to get. Still not easy, because since heroin is expensive, they order a bottle of fentanyl from other countries and put it into the heroin, meth, even the weed. They're pressing it into xanax pills also and ppl r dying everywhere. I'm 20 min from Pittsburgh and I have friends dying every single day. If you take away a person's only way to stop pain.. they will find a way, and the dealers will make their product more potent and addictive. And combining fentanyl with anything can cause death because you literally forget to breathe. I hope we can fix this, but even our medical marijuana which was passed in 2017 and was told will help with pain and anxiety, still not one dispensary is open, because they want all profit to stay in state, seed to sale. I've had my mmj card for a year, and still no dispensaries open. But the drs are weaning me off my ptsd meds. So what do I do when the dr said oh sorry no, and the state is dragging its feet? So many ppl at this point turn to heroin or meth.. me.. I just get my indica where n when I can. States all around us have dispensary, but not here, not till end of year or next. It's been almost 4 years now that it's been legal. Its ridiculous.