I ' m not going to be too concerned about these super in depth parts yet , I ' ll just first make sure my quad is even flying and in the air once I put it together bahaha <| sep |> The operative phrase that was left off your statement is when compared to no treatment . I appreciate the clarification edit . The question asked was , What is the effectiveness of pot when compared to the leading treatment ? Does the leading treatment cause remission in 75 % of patients ? That will always fall into a case by case study because no treatment no matter how effective , affects everyone the same way . The 50 % from pot is good , but not as much as the other in this case . What are the side effects of each ? 50 % had shown complete remission . While I believe the other 50 % had positive results in controlling symptom flair ups . What are the side effects of each ? It said no significant side effects . What does that mean ? From traditional treatment side effects can include acute pain , nausea , Diarrhea and headaches . Side effects for marijuana are speculative because of the lack of studies . I know with the male plant headaches can occur when smoking reggies , but smoking a male plant is almost nonexistant and is more consistently used as a tool for fertilization of a female plant for seeds or hemp production from the stalk . Is getting high considered not significant ? Depends on the strain . There are forms where THC is reduced . When getting high is not a desirable affect . This study and your followup , as presented , do not answer that question and it is still a valid one . This study means that more studies are clearly warranted , but it absolutely does not say that everyone with Crohn ' s should start smoking pot . Of course not , but I trust Seantrel Henderson and his Doctor would have tried other treatment options first before sticking to this current regiment . But Seantrel as an Olineman is a different case than most and having found that medical marijuana allows for him to control the symptoms along with maintaining his ability to continue to produce in his field of work , is a major proponent to his current predicament and should be judged differently .