Most medical professionals I've talked to about it have an issue with the delivery method of smoking it. Vaporizing is the way to go there or using it in teas or foods but from what I'm told (honestly I've only tried it once and it put me to sleep...which I'd love because my current pain meds have made me an insomniac leading me to use more drugs) vaporizing is the "best". If it were legal in my state, I'd get a script in a heartbeat...I'm just funny like that. If I get a recurrance I'm moving to WA.