- Sativex is an expensive manufactured chemical compound. Unlike cannabis, it is not natural if that matters to anyone. It is legally available in 10 or 11 counties however it will be some time before it is prescribed for neuropathic pain in the US and even more time before it will be covered by insurance.

- By contrast, most CBD/THC products sold in states where MMJ is legal are 100% natural and far less expensive.

- In some states where MMJ is legal, a number of plants are permitted in the home. In other words, patients are purchasing grow kits and specific strain seeds and growing their own medicine.

- Many MMJ patients are also vaporizing rather than smoking their MMJ for relief from several neuropathic conditions, cancer, AIDS, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, MS, …the list is endless. Vaporizing merely introduces heat to the cannabis product and the user inhales the vapor rather than smoke. This is just one of several ways to use cannabis for chronic pain.