Spot on Adirondack that was an accurate post good info and to further what you said most people don't realise MJ has the strongest know natural pain killer on the face of the earth but it takes a process to get the pain killer part of the plant same as aspirin takes a process to get from the willow tree. On that note the pharma companies bought up the process and it is in some meds now only under a different name and not to mention it has been steeped on as well where pure aspirin will eat a whole in your stomach after a short time the MJ pain killer does not affect the stomach at all. Do you realise any pain relief from smoking very little and has been stated its more inflammation reduction which is what causes a lot of pain.