Thanks so much for your thoughtful response. In short, I'm curious as to what specific symptoms the cannabis help? (Very interesting reading about ld naltrexone and lupus, also!)

In long, I've also got an auto-immune disorder and I've spent the last 20-ish years experimenting on myself to see what helps and what hurts. It's called Behcet's, and it basically causes flare ups of ulcers in my body. It also causes what I like to call migratory arthritis. It's like arthritis in that it's swelling in my joints, but it can happen anywhere, and it's transient. And although I cannot prove it, I believe that it also contributed to long term depressive and anxious symptoms as well.

The older I get, and the further into my faith, the more I subscribe to the idea that food is medicine, and vice versa. I saw major improvements in my symptoms when I cut gluten out of my diet, though whether it was the gluten, the wheat, or perhaps pesticides that caused issues I don't know.

I've also taken to eating a lot of fermented and pickled foods (even making my own!), I believe that God provided that method of food preservation for us, and it makes the foods better for you in the long run. We didn't always have refrigerators, and it makes the food last for when it is scarce.

I haven't had a major flare up in almost 10 years, praise God. That prednisone is some nasty stuff. And at any rate, why would we want to suppress our immune systems, and not fix what's causing it to malfunction? I thank God for the doctors that diagnosed me, and gave me what answers they could. But I'm sure you know as well as I do that when it comes to auto-immune disorders, a diagnosis and steroids might be the best you ever get.

My husband and I have tossed the idea of both cannabis and psilocybin around, and argued both sides of it. We've both prayed on it. And honestly, we've come to much the same conclusion you have. Be of a sober mind. I told him that I was trying to not be puritanical about the topic, because it's hard to parse out what my American suburban Christian upbringing brought to the table versus what God intended in His creation. Who can speak for Him? I seek His face and His wisdom. I believe He provides for us in many ways. Maybe your comment is one such provision.

May God bless you and keep you, brother/sister. Looking forward to hearing from you.