For patients that don’t mind the psychoactive effects of THC, it has tremendous medical and therapeutic value. More people are consuming THC to benefit from these properties, as it is no longer viewed as just a recreational drug. But what’s more important is that THC can be used as an alternative or complementary medication, so that patients no longer have to rely on pharmaceutical drugs as the only choice. It is a well-known fact that pharmaceutical medications of all kinds have serious side effects and don’t always work.