My personal experience is anecdotal and not with low-THC strains. My usage has also never been legal, up until a decade ago as much recreational as medical, and I do not promote its use by minors unless medically appropriate. Adults should realize the risks and make informed decisions.

 

From what I've read and been told by one friend in particular, CBDs, the active component in low-THC cannabis, has a milder anti-pain and anti-inflammatory effect than THC, but in concentrated oils it can be effective in managing pain, inflammation, nausea and insomnia.

 

Whether it's THC or CBD, you are essentially supplementing your Endocannabinoid System (ECS), which is "an internal chemical harm reduction system in the human body that keeps our health in balance." source



 

Quote:The ECS is controlled by chemicals that our body produces called

<i><b>endocannabinoids.</b></i>

Our endocannabinoids are responsible for keeping our most critical biological functions in balance such as sleep, appetite, the immune system, pain and more. When the body gets out of balance and moves into a state of stress, endocannabinoids go to work to fix the problem. The pharmaceutically active components in the cannabis plant mimic endocannabinoids

and so can be effective in helping the body manage crises and restore itself after trauma when the body’s endocannabinoids are not able to restore balance alone


source

 

There are qualifying conditions in Florida for medical marijuana with THC, I assume your doctor will prescribe appropriately.

 

From my own experience, it nearly eliminates chronic muscle spasms, arthritic pain and eases the effects of a condition peculiar to cervical spinal cord injuries, autonomic dysreflexia, which elevates blood pressure, causes headaches and persistent sweating from pain or just discomfort originating below the level of injury.

 

And by eases, it eliminates it unless it's something so severe to be immediately life threatening. This is something I discovered nearly 40 years ago and has been corroborated by every single person I've met with a cervical spinal cord injury.

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