“What’s your highest-THC strain?” We are asked this question frequently. One would think that more cannabis medicine means more effect — after all, isn’t that how prescription pain drugs work?
We know marijuana has been used for medical purposes with positive effect for a few thousand years, and recently its medical properties have led to legalization in more than half the United States. But does higher THC mean more effect? That’s the question for the day.
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