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Medical cannabis doesn’t mean higher CBD lower THC at all as a blanket rule. It all depends what it’s intended to treat. For ongoing complications relating to a
by theshackleford 3y ago
Medical cannabis doesn’t mean higher CBD lower THC at all as a blanket rule. It all depends what it’s intended to treat. For ongoing complications relating to a SCI for instance, they prescribe a high THC low CBD offering as higher THC is shown to be more effective for what they are trying to impact.
- InSteady 3y agoYeah, they really don't know what they are talking about it seems. High CBD strains are relatively new to the scene, at least in popular adoption. Medical cannabis has been around since the 90's, and it was mostly potent strains that were preferred and shared among cardholders. High CBD strains may be helpful for anxiety in some people, and are amazing for epileptic seizures. However, medical cannabis is prescribed for many other conditions as well. The pain relieving effects of cannabis are multifaceted, but generally speaking, strains with a higher ration of THC:CBD are going to perform better here (that doesn't at all mean higher THC = more pain relief, though).
- DoingIsLearning 3y agoYou are correct. Again comes back to the need for better naming, I meant variants intended for seizure control in Epilepsy.
- theshackleford 3y agoThat makes sense. I only added my experience because I must admit that as a new patient, I went in asking for a "High CBD/low THC" option because I was under the impression early on that CBD was the more important therapeutic component and I didn't "want to be high" but was sadly informed that for pain, that was not particularly an option, which was very much new to me to learn.
- adr1an 3y agoI assume SCI == Spinal Cord Injury