Portrait of marijuana as a plant

Since this is a permaculture forum, I really do not care if the use of marijuana is right or wrong or the go-to joy of wayward people.  In my opinion marijuana is a useful plant that happens to be mostly legal where I live.

My tale is this:  After a boring series of medical adventures, I encountered the Colonoscopy from Hell to treat some mutant blood vessels left over from radiation treatment.  Talk about innards in an uproar, mine were.  All the medical people could offer were shrugs...or a $200 enema which the pharmacy didn't have in stock.

What solved my problem?  A few puffs of Grandaaddy Purple on the vape pen.  When I woke up the pain was gone, the gut dance had stopped, and I could eat without throwing it up.  Amazing.  Miracle.  And the misery didn't come back.

So  my question is, why not explore this plant further?  It is a genuine herb, edible from root to branch.  The psychedelic component demands respect, but so does the mayhem potential of an automobile.

Hopefully we can talk quietly about this subject.

Powerful plants can often be psychoactive, and psychoactive plants are often powerful. Our nervous systems span the entire body and are an essential part in communication throughout the body. I have some minor experience with cannabis but do not take it very often.

I don't use it much either, mainly for insomnia.  I find that a strain called Harlequin works well for me.  It is 5% THC and 9% CBD.  I'm afraid a little THC goes a long way with me.  The stronger strains make me useless for hours, so I avoid them.