So, how could “Open Source” Cannabis work?
Please refer back to my recent post on “Open Source Cannabis” for background on this concept.
One of the most challenging issues facing cannabis research is where to begin to understand how or even which chemicals in cannabis cause an effect on symptoms. Unfortunately, at least at this point in time, medical cannabis for clinical trials is just not available. I can only hope this will change, but in the meantime, I believe we can get started with an intermediate survey type study – Open Source Cannabis.
The idea is to create a database of information that crosses patient testimonials on how strains treat their symptoms with the chemical breakdown of that strain from a Gas Chromatography machine. Regrettably, it takes weeks to get the results from a Gas Chromatography machine. During this time, the strain usually is distributed from the dispensary resulting in patients being unable to use the GC analysis information. Perhaps in the future, the market will require all growers to perform their own analysis on their strains or send them in for analysis, but as with research into this subject, that will not soon happen.
So, as to a solution for the time delay, what if when any strain is delivered to the dispensary, it is assigned a random ID by a database program. With this database, the dispensaries can logon to the system and get the ID for the strain and send it off for GC analysis.
When patients find a particular strain that really works very well for them, they logon to the database and enter basic symptom questions as well as the strain ID that would be stamped on the label.
Over time, as the GC results come back, they are tied back to the strain IDs.
This will enable two things:
1.As individuals have entered data on strains that work very well for them, they can see what combination of Cannabinoids and Terpenoids work best for them. Over time, they would select their medications based upon this information and not just a name such as “bubble gum kush” – which can mean anything.
2.The patient community data should yield interesting results as well. As patients give feedback on strains analyzed by a GC, I suspect we will begin to see some trends of cannabinoid and terpenoid benefits that we cannot even currently imagine.
I would really appreciate feedback on this one.
I would be honored. Thanks so much. :)
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