Smoking cannabis will destroy most of its medicinal benefits. You should make properly decarboxylated oil from it or make smoothie with fresh cannabis. You also need to choose the right strain for your needs.
Pharmaceuticals from Big Pharma are not the answer. Those usually cause more harm than good in the long run.
If you simply want to get high and nothing else then you don't have to worry about its medicinal benefits.
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