Dude, I'm not at all new to this so no need to explain mmj 101, one of my favorite things to do is look at the different cannabinoid and terpenoid levels.
http://analytical360.com/testresults
Since the closest dispensary is ~75 miles away, I get local, and its often much lower in thc, cannabinoids and terpenoids. The local weed seems to have no synergistic properties. And finding a specific strain is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Blindfolded if you want any regularity. Your advice worked in the first 4-6 months. But I've smoked/eaten/vaped/mix'n matched at least 75 strains. Only 8 or so were ones that had any direct effect on my symptoms, and I could not get them regularly. I get a medical grade smoke ~15-20% of the time from local suppliers. But I cannot vouch for the other 80-85%. But I NEVER have to pay, ever, so no major complaints..
My hardest symptom to treat with mj alone is the severe depression. But since I told my doctor I consume marijuana, he has not been willing to prescribe anything but (forget the exact type) inhibitors that may work in 4-6 months. They didn't. No help to someone whos been so depressed they were in a 5150 hold. I need something more on a day to week scale.
He also does not believe the extent of my anxiety (it really can be debilitating), and tried saying the inhibitor should help....... smh, really would prefer xanax or xanax alternative as I've illegally tried xanax at half dose (a little less actually) with 100% success in controlling anxiety attacks (and possibly helped my constant insomnia). Would be no more canceling on someone (like the doctor) 10-20 minutes prior due to anxiety.
When I am not depressed, have nothing overly stressful/anxiety causing in my life, not feeling the pain much, and am having a good time (all are rare occurrences, even more rarely on the same day), I find 2-5 big hits (say ~.75-1.4 grams flower, the more ground up, the more I need to a point) to be plenty, often dependant on humidity and how efficient my lungs are at that time.
Is there a dry-lung condition from excess smoking, because if I want to be efficient, i stand above the shower with my joint inhaling steam and I can feel the moisture hydrating my lungs, and I actually cough etc..
With my crappy e-z vape vaporizer, ill go through 2-2.5 grams of lower-medium grade (been vaping OG18 a little too often...) as a minimum, often filtered through a bong. Is this overkill too?
My body-fat percentage has dropped at least 6% (used to be 19-21% fat) and i've lost at least 15% of my muscle mass from 6 months ago (i'd also assume my grey matter also weighs less than it used too, as your body will cannibalize even the brain). My body has proven on "party days" that un-lecithinized multi-strain edibles do not hit for 2+ hours,and takes about 7-10x as much as the next person to achieve the same "high." 3-4x the regular dose only puts me at a "slightly medicated" feeling.
All in all I do not care what you say (and don't plan on responding anymore), I know what's working, but I still would like to hear what you have to say, being as I am about to go through some non-related legal bs too, and will not go without a form of treatment. I cannot count on the local underpaid doctors (readily giving out prescriptions for vicodin, norco, soma, xanax, oxy,etc to KNOWN pill poppers) and understaffed near-shutdown hospitals, all they've been doing is collectively looking to set up long term clients, and I prefer mj because its as easy as pie and each sitting fixes 2-5 hours)...