First prescription from Sapphire

Davidt

- 2wk

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So oils take loner time between taking a dose and symptom relief. Flower is within a few minutes and oil is anywhere from half an hour to two hours. The effects of flower last approximately two hours or so where as oil can last from several hours minimum.

I find it depends on the symptoms and condition. For example if someone has chronic pain then oil may be better as it will provide longer term relief, flower can always be used to supplement this as it can be used for breakthrough pain.

If a patient has a mental health condition and can have various triggers then flower may be better as it means they can start medicating and within minutes they will start to feel relief from their symptoms. This can be exceptionally helpful when dealing with issues such as panic attacks.

Another issue is dosing. Some people can find it harder to learn how to dose with oil due to the nature of it. Flower is a bit easier due to the size of it, or at least I find it is.

One of the fantastic things about medical cannabis is that each patient can tailor their medication to a far greater extent compared to traditional medications. For some of us it will be strictly oils, others strictly flower and others will use both.

EvenNet

- 2wk

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I've consumed Cannabis for over 25 years. We didn't have the luxury of oral oil then. You smoked contaminated soapbar hash or you managed to score a bit of green now and then.

As things progressed through the years dodgy hash started to become less frequent and we started to see much more green or flower in the UK on the BM scene.

Obviously things have progressed even further these days to the point BM flower is everywhere and ordering strains online has widened people's options even further.

This often means when someone decides to become legal, flower is the default option for most people who have previously consumed cannabis.

Oral oil is new for most cannabis consumers so naturally we stick to what we know.

Personally the oil is just not strong enough for someone like myself however the flower is.

It's ultimately horses for courses.

EvenNet

- 2wk

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Flowers are more instant, oil is slower release (that's my understanding)

AlanVem

- 2wk

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Not an mc patient yet, but I’m autistic and oil is a sensory issue for me, I struggle with anxiety so I would have to have something more instant than slow relief

Charlesfluit

- 2wk

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It's not superficial - the effects are very different, it's almost like two different drugs in some ways.

Plus, onset times and duration of effects are totally different for each method.

Me, I prefer *both* 😊

Jax

- 2wk

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I think some people find the oils make them feel a bit sick, or give them acid reflux etc, as well as being too slow release to be as valuable as flowers are in certain situations

Jerrylatty

- 2wk

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I prefer the instant onset of flower, especially as my usage is at times to calm down my mind and emotions when they’re spiralling a bit.

Also had some bad experiences with oil and edibles - it can hit a lot harder than you expect and being absolutely mangled is not fun. Being mangled when you have things to do is even less fun

EvenNet

- 2wk

Rep: 5936   Lvl: Gold

I have both and at this point I only use my flower if I am really anxious and need to calm down fast, I still have some of my 10g trom 3 months ago so I obviously prefer the oil.

Mashpal

- 2wk

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Firmly in the “Por que no los dos!” camp. Oil is great for my night time anxiety and insomnia. Flower to turn the noise in my head down and for near instant relief from everything the world throws at me. Deadset miracle drug this stuff is.