# When it comes to medical marijuana, does the strain matter?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 9, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416 "2015-09-09T06:00:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416/61 "2015-09-12T19:29:38Z")

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> [@UberArchetype](#):
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> The fact that cannabis works at all for certain people under certain conditions is telling.

Shall we attach that same motivation to Oxycontin?

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**Author:** ![UberArchetype](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/2bfe46/32.png) [@UberArchetype](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UberArchetype)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416/62 "2015-09-13T16:07:39Z")

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> [@Chimera](#):
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> Shall we attach that same motivation to Oxycontin?

Not unless you’re the broad-brush type.

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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416/63 "2015-09-13T20:21:35Z")

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> [@UberArchetype](#):
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> The fact that cannabis works at all for certain people under certain conditions is telling.

Then I am uncertain what you mean by this.

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**Author:** ![Elenashal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f475e1/32.png) [@Elenashal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenashal)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416/64 "2019-02-16T18:46:59Z")

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> [@UberArchetype](#):
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> …and the the big variable in pain management is the subjective aspect and how that applies to many various different types of pain. It’s not a clear-cut analysis at all. The fact that cannabis works at all for certain people under certain conditions is telling.

Take a look at this.The research project was conducted on humans :eek:  
[https://www.marijuanabreak.com/studies-on-marijuana-and-pain](https://www.marijuanabreak.com/studies-on-marijuana-and-pain)

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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416/65 "2019-02-16T20:43:36Z")

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NVM, this is a zombie thread

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-medical-marijuana-does-the-strain-matter/730416/66 "2019-02-17T18:58:39Z")

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Have you ever looked at your statistics, like, really _looked_ at them…?

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