I'm in the UK, so can't legally access "raw" cannabis. But, I recently got a prescription for Sativex, which is essentially a very expensive cannabis tincture.

I'm in the UK, so can't legally access "raw" cannabis. But, I recently got a prescription for Sativex, which is essentially a very expensive cannabis tincture. My biggest issue with it is that you end up swallowing most of it - and eating cannabis is very different to smoking, as THC is metabolised to 11-OH-THC, which is much more psychoactive. I found it made me really anxious, which is not nice at all! I've been experimenting with it, trying to ensure I don't swallow any of it. It does help with the pain, but only a little... and it impairs me in the process - it's really important to me that I can still function cognitively. I also find the way it helps is different than opioids - it's kind of similar to alcohol, in that it's more like a distraction from the pain, whereas opioids actually negate some of the pain. There is a lot of good evidence for cannabis helping with neuropathic pain, so I'd encourage others to try it if they legally and financially can.