I make multi strain tinctures, I think and feel this is the best method yet. Do I rely on this method solely, NO, I also vaporize. These were the two tools I was given, I use both of them. I came to this place a very broken man, I won't bore people with the details. But long story short, I had a motorcycle accident, and a brainstem stroke... In 94, i stumbled upon the healing properties of marijuana. And basically I've been in a 16 year war with my friends, family over this very issue. Until just recently when they found out I might actually be telling the truth. That strain does matter, and it's something that a doctor needs to prescribe. That fact alone deems it as being medical, it should need no other. To know how this stuff works in the body and mind is beyond my comprehension. But back to what i was saying is, your best way around this issue, is a multi strain tincture.