The newly legalized marijuana industry is spawning a wide range of tech startups, all of which are coming up with possible solutions to specific problems. One of these startups in the cannabis space is PotBotics.
Essentially a pot recommendation service, the virtual budtender app, which is available on Apple Store, Google Playstore, and on desktop, has a database engine with information on over a thousand weed strains as well as many ailments that pot can provide relief for. It is designed to help users get the right cannabis strains to take for their unique situations.
For instance, most people are familiar with popular marijuana strains like the white widow. What they don’t know however, is that this strain is best suited to people who are fatigued and just want something to help them become more active, creative and more social.
Therefore, if someone who is suffering from fibromyalgia associated pains, were to order the white widow to help relieve that pain, they may be in for a huge surprise because it will not be as effective as a more potent strain with fewer euphoric side effects.
The standard practice of legally obtaining weed usually involves consumers walking into any pot shop or dispensary, describing their symptoms and hoping that the budtender prescribes something that will help relieve their conditions.
Unfortunately, most of these attendants have no little or no medical knowledge, and typically base their recommendations on available stock and the experiences or stories of people with a similar condition.
Bottom line, it’s often a trial and error situation until you get what you need. Some are able to get it right the first time, others have to try a few times to get the right marijuana strain.
PotBot MD’s role in all of this is to fill the gap of vague “prescription”, by providing you with a combination of both accurate information and best possible strains. The process is more scientific and precise than recommendations based off of other users’ experiences. Some have described it as a combination of Leafly and WebMD for cannabis consumers.
Ultimately, Potbot MD’s key function is to help recommend the best possible weed strains as well as the THC/cannabinoid concentration for your condition. It’s an essentially better marijuana recommendations service that does this through the combined use of quality information and science.
Therefore, whether you need to become uninhibited or want to suppress the nausea that comes with chemotherapy, you can simply consult the app and enter the necessary metrics or data.
The app will then carry out a search of its very comprehensive database to provide you with a specific marijuana recommendation for your needs. While it’s not an exact science yet, it still beats cannabis strains prescriptions based on hearsay or guesswork.
PotBot MD has multiple sections. These include:
PotBot MD Ailments And Conditions
This is the medical encyclopedia section. Here, you will learn about all the ailments and conditions listed/covered in the engine. You can either go through the list alphabetically, or just search for your condition.
For the purpose of this review, we did a quick search for fibromyalgia. The result was a short article detailing what it is, how cannabis can help with the negative side effects, and scientific references.
This information is great for people who may have the listed conditions. However, for those whose conditions aren’t listed, but still want to try marijuana as a means of relieving their discomfort, the fact that their conditions are unlisted might be an indication that cannabis does nothing for that condition.
There’s also the possibility that they may not have gotten around to inputting that information in their database. So, tread lightly.
Cannabis Strains
This section contains the most comprehensive cannabis strains information. This is where you’ll find information on just about any marijuana strain that you might be interested in.
Each strain contains information about its THC, CBD, CBN, CBC, THCV, and CBG in their various percentages, along with its potency, origin, type, and what it’s used for. With this information, you can make an informed choice about the best weed strain(s) for your condition(s).
Consumption Methods
Weed can be consumed in many forms. Most people typically smoke it because they don’t know that it can be consumed in other forms. The truth is that a weed strain’s potency, effects, effectiveness, and results can be based on its mode of consumption.
For instance, it can take 45mins to 2hours to start feeling the effects if you eat the weed. If you smoke it however, it can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 15 minutes.
In this section, you’ll find information on the various ways –tincture, extracts, smoking, vapor, topicals, edibles, sprays- to take your weed for maximum results and benefits, each method’s pros and cons, duration of effects and how long it takes to experience the peak effects from ingestion.
There are other sections on Tarpenes, and Cannabinoids. You can always check them out for more information.
Potbot MD Review Summary
In the final analysis, the reality is the weed industry is largely unregulated, and budtenders tend to be quite liberal with their prescriptions.
PotBot MD is doing something groundbreaking here by distilling all the information, and providing a guide/resource of sorts for users so they can make a more informed choice about their weed and get the best results.
Who knows, maybe the industry will become regulated along with lots of research/clinical trials that will help people accurately determine which strain does exactly what and for how long. For now though, PotBot MD is filling that need. And even though it’s nowhere near perfect, it’s still better than taking a stab in the dark.
