So you've got your referral. What's next?
In keeping up with our recent blog posts this is the next step to utilizing your medical marijuana referral.
Vireo Health of New York is opening dispensaries in White Plains, Binghamton, Queens and Albany. Once you've been approved for a medical marijuana referral it is time to head to the dispensary near you. This is not your local smoke shop.
The dispensary chain has prided itself on creating a natural, safe product for our patients. The goal is to provide every patient with the most positive, kind and effective experience possible. They will focus on each patient's needs, sensitivities and health concerns to provide you with the best product and most effective dose for your condition. They are able to provide New Yorkers with the safest cannabis products. There are no pesticides in this product.
How do they do it?
- Cultivation The product starts with expert horticulturists. They produce thriving plants using the most efficient greenhouses. Working to conserve water and energy as well.
- Extraction Using state of the art equipment and technology, they naturally extract the vital concentrates while leaving out harsh chemicals to provide you with pure safe cannabis products.
- Formulation The team at Vireo formulate a variety of cannabis medications that cater to the needs of each patient meeting their specific needs and dosages.
- Distribution Pharmacists work with you to build up to the best dose possible for your condition using their "Start Low. Go Slow." policy. This allows each patient to build up to the best dose without over doing it.
The product will come in a variety of forms to deliver the medication to each patient in the best possible way. The entire production focuses entirely on your needs as a patient. The methods of administration include: vaporization, solutions, tinctures, pills, tablets and capsules.
Vaporization: The vaporization process involves heating the cannabis oils until they evaporate and can be inhaled. The team at Vireo will instruct you on how to administer, how many "puffs" you should be inhaling and how often to receive optimal benefits.
Solutions/ Tinctures: These are cannabis-derived liquids that can be placed in the mouth and swallowed or absorbed while in the mouth. The effects of this administration form can be seen withing 2-3 hours so patients are advised to wait this amount of time before ingesting more.
Pills, Capsules, Tablets: Exactly what they sound like. Cannabis-derived pills. These will also take a few hours while medicine is absorbed in your gastrointestinal tract to take full effect so the pharmacist will work with you on the dosage.
You can be assured that you will be receiving exactly what you expect. Vireo's products will always contain the amount of active ingredients that each form of the medication states. THC and CBD are the two most common active ingredients, each with their own unique health benefits. While THC produces the mental effects CBD produces medicinal benefits without psychoactive properties. They provide THC dominant, balanced and CBD dominant products.
Vireo has beautifully laid out on this spectrum the levels in each product.
Each level of the separate ingredients will provide patients will the optimal medication and effects for their condition. You can be confident that you will only experience the effects you need out of the medication and that you will be getting exactly what you expect.
Along with Piermont Gynecology we can help you get started on this process by advising and referring you if it is in your best interest. You can read our other blogs in the medical marijuana series to find more information about the referral process and the legalities.
Stop choosing between your health and the law with legalized medical marijuana.
Also, stop by Vireo's website to get an idea of how wonderful your experience will be.
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