Consumption & Effect FAQs

Can CBD make me high?

No, it does not have intoxicating eﬀects like THC does.

We prescribe a lot of CBD for anxiety. While there aren’t a lot of double blind randomised controlled trials on it, there is certainly a lot of anecdotal evidence. We’ve had a lot of patients with anxiety who have found CBD extremely helpful.

Does medical marijuana help with pain?

In a word: yes. Dr. Mark Hotu at Green Doctors has spent the last year and a half on a clinical advisory board looking at the evidence that exists for cannabis use in pain, plus three years running a clinic where every second person has issues with pain. He can definitely say that it doesn’t work for everyone but it most definitely works for a lot of people.

Can I use weed to help my sleep?

Once of the most common reasons why cannabis is used globally is to aid sleep. Whilst the best thing for sleep is no medication at all, if you’re not sleeping well then that aﬀects the rest of your life. Many people turn to sleeping tablets which are addictive and don’t work very well. The THC in marijuana helps to increase your delta slow wave sleep which is the part of sleep where you regain a lot of your energy. It also reduces your REM sleep so you don’t dream as much which is why a lot of suﬀerers with PTSD use it.

What are the diﬀerent ways you can administer medicinal cannabis?

Oils and capsules are taken orally and absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Rubs and creams generally tend to not be that good because cannabis is hydrophobic (it doesn’t like water) and has a hard time penetrating the skin.

Dried cannabis products can be vaped. They can also be smoked but we don’t encourage that due to the formation of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The process of burning cannabis also uses a lot more up compared to vaporising.

If you don't endorse smoking then how else can I inhale my dried cannabis?

There are two medically approved devices on the market, the Mighty and the Volcano. You can find these for sale on our Shop page.

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