you have to prioritize. is keeping your job (serious federal tech type job, in these tough times) the most important thing? if it is, then take the 'legal' meds as lightly as you can, and bide your time until MMJ is approved widescale. if being pain free and healthier is the priority, start seeking a new job in a better state. shit, we can walk down to the dispensary and pick up some killer buds just like regular folks buy groceries. its all but fully legal here (since its so easy to get a MMJ license) and the worst problem thus far, has been retards robbing the dispensaries. but now that a few of them have been busted they seem to have stopped. robbing a dealer is one thing, robbing a legitimate business owner is a whole other legal game. on the plus side, i recently talked MMJ stuff wit a family member in NY, and he said that it probably wont be long before NY follows suit with CA and CO, which both have revealed different aspects of getting MMJ legalized, and perhaps, eventually, decriminalized completely. if nothing else it does create jobs. so mr tech guy, your pain, or your job? are you in a place where change is worth it? do you have time to wait it out? can you donate to an advocacy group for MMJ?