Folks regularly associate the medical benefits of cannabis when it is used in a curative or therapeutic manner to help alleviate the symptoms of other syndromes – many of those illnesses being progressive and chronic in nature. As clinicians and cannabis users alike have begun to understand some of the regulatory functions of our endocannabinoid system (ECS), we have also come to understand that cannabis can be used as a preventative component of integrated medicine. Regular cannabis users have discovered the proactive health joys of cannabis to help regulate many of the systems of our body. We want to talk about those health benefits here.
Our GNET community regularly talks about topics like juicing and the impacts of cannabis on health, but we have not had a solid, in depth discussion about the ECS and integrated medicine. Many of our GNET community live in places where cannabis is only legally permitted for medical use; so it seems appropriate that we discuss cannabis as medicine from time to time.
Can cannabis be used as a preventative medicine? What are your thoughts? What have been your experiences with medical cannabis? Have you got a good book everybody should read about the ECS (paging Dr. Mechoulam)? Do you have the perfect morning juicing recipe? Let’s talk about how cannabis affects our bodies!
This is a topic that I’m also interested in. States are very quick to recognize and allow Medical Marijuana for its wide variety of uses. Recreational as we all know is considerably slower. From a marketing standpoint, I see people swarming to the “medical and health” benefits like ants to a picnic!
It may be obvious to everyone that medical will be the fastest growing sector of this industry. Like all “band-wagoners” and not the serious cultivators - there will be a rush to promote the benefits of cannabis for everything under the sun.
From my perspective - I’m watching the relationships that growers have and maintain. The lab where you test not only matters to you - it sure as heck matters to me, if I’m feeding my loved one the edibles you sell me.
Are you compliant with all the state regulations? It would be like the FDA putting a “C” on your restaurant window for the world to see. "I don’t give a flying crap why you HAVE a “C” on your window - (because someone obviously thought you may have deserved it) - I’ll be looking for the “A” players. I just know that I’m putting my trust and money into a network that has strong relationships with their labs, dispensaries,grow teams and equipment!
The medical needs of my loved ones are not cheap to me. My loyalty is worth the effort. That’s just my 2 cents. 
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