What My Patients Have Learned
I routinely discuss with patients the different effects of Sativas and Indicas. I counsel them to try different strains and see which is most effective in treating their symptoms. In a recent e-mail survey I asked 447 patients to correlate the effects they achieved with the strains that they used. The results:
EFFECT STRAIN
Focus Sativa (81%)
Motivation Sativa (94%)
Relaxation Indica (92%)
Increase Appetite Indica (72%)
Reduce Anxiety Sativa (65%)
Daytime Anxiety Sativa (89%)
Reduce Nausea Indica (82%)
Feel Happier Sativa (90%)
Severe Pain Indica (90%)
Tranquility Indica (88%)
It has always been a challenge with cannabis to predict the results after medicating, especially with edibles. Tinctures have really made a difference for people who need to use cannabis at therapeutic doses during the day without getting high. Many of our patients now have access to a tincture that has very consistent effects and a predictable time of activation. This tincture doesn’t work for every single patient (only 85%) who have tried it, but what medicine does?
