I fully accept there is pain relief value. What I wish were better studied is: what are the short, medium, long-term effects of using it at various dosages?
For example, it's pretty widely agreed that it (anecdotally) causes anxiety at higher doses - how high of a dose?
> For example, it's pretty widely agreed that it (anecdotally) causes anxiety at higher doses - how high of a dose?
Not for everyone. My understanding is that some people are more susceptible to experiencing anxiety when consuming, while others won’t even at high doses. I personally have pretty high anxiety in general, vaping <10mg of cannabis is really relaxing and makes my anxiety completely go away.
The only kind of bad experience I had was when I first tried a dry herb vape, it was maybe 1h after taking my ADHD meds and the combination resulted in the craziest out of body experience I’ve ever had (it wasn’t too bad, but pretty overwhelming at the time)
D8 and D9 cause anxiety in me (I have GAD to begin with). D10 does not.
Small sampling even just for this one participant, but ... yeah, there's a lot more going on than just "smoking weed" when you partake. The biochemistry is complex, with multiple pathways.
That would require a grown up conversation and what if the results aren’t the one you want? Pretty hard for Bud, Pfizer etc to put that genie back in the bottle
For example, it's pretty widely agreed that it (anecdotally) causes anxiety at higher doses - how high of a dose?