There are many effective alternative methods of ingestion for cannabis and they're growing in popularity in the medical cannabis population. We see edibles. You can bake it into oils or butter and use it as a baking compound; you can make a tincture out of it so it can be used sublingually; or you can create an oromucosal spray. Additionally, it's interesting to note that technologies have evolved that allow people to get the benefits of smoked ingestion, including rapid onset of effect and use of titration, without actually smoking it. I'm talking about vaporizers that have been developed.
It's interesting to note that a product called the Volcano Medic has Health Canada's approval as a medical device, and it's being used in research and by patients. In our research, patients have been shown to use vaporizers at a much higher rate than the general population. There seems to be a health conscious aspect within medical cannabis use. Users are very aware of some of these concerns, and they're using these devices and methods of ingestion as alternatives.
Unfortunately, under a Health Canada program, we're currently only allowed to ship raw cannabis to patients, rather than oils, tinctures, or alternatives that would allow patients to do something other than smoke it.