Once a patient
has a diagnosis for which medical marijuana can provide benefit, the next step
is to select the variety of marijuana suited to provide the appropriate symptom
relief. If one is going to grow his or her own marijuana, there will also need
to be consideration on whether the marijuana is being grown inside or outside.
Marijuana plants
will differ with regards to size and growing habits, temperature preferences
and light needs, or whether they do well indoors or outdoors. The most
predominant marijuana that many of the purple strains are bred from is Grand
Daddy Purple. It is calming, sedating, and works well for pain relief. It has a
sweet grape taste and aroma. It also has good effects for relieving spasticity,
insomnia, and helping with improving appetite.
OG Kush is
another popular variety which is common in dispensaries. It smells musky and
earthy, and often has an odour of sage. It provides a mind opening, thought
provoking type of high which works well for anxiety, depression, and appetite
stimulation. New research shows that it is not just the cannabinoids in
marijuana that contribute to a patient's psychoactive experience. It is also
terpenes, which are the aroma molecules contained in the marijuana plant. These
terpenes help define the way patients feel in the differing varieties, so it is
important to know how the various strains smell which defines the eventual effects
on the body and may help with varying disease symptoms.
Purple Kush
maintains immediate pain relieving effects. It provides deep psychoactive
effects for anxiety, depression, stomach problems, and chronic pain along with
insomnia. The smell is tropical fruit and it contains numerous terpenes such as
myrcene and caryophyllene.
Sour Diesel
maintains combination qualities. It smells a bit like sour grapefruit and
provides a "psychedelic" high. It is recommended for social anxiety,
multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain, and problems with focusing.
Interestingly, it assists with clarity while also providing an intense
psychoactive experience.
There are very
few pure indicia or sativa marijuana’s on the market. Most are a variety
combination strains. With varying genetics and now that it is know terrenes
assist with the various psychoactive effects, the eventual result should be
specific strains that hone in on a patient's debilitating condition with low
side effects. The research is ongoing, although with marijuana being federally
illegal it is difficult to perform research appropriately as with traditional
FDA cleared medications.
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