I think it depends on the preparation. The answer is yes to both of those.
They are different in that, as we've discussed, CBD would typically not be desirable from a recreational point of view. That's not why people use recreational cannabis. In fact, the reason that we're only starting the research on CBD over the last five or six years, despite the fact it was discovered first over 40 years ago, is because there were no high CBD strains that were available in the recreational market initially. It's only the establishment of the medical system here in Canada and in the U.S. that has motivated people to breed and develop these high CBD strains that have become so efficacious for so many people now. That is a distinctive characteristic, in many ways, of medical cannabis. That's not to say that THC doesn't have therapeutic properties. It's a powerful analgesic and anti-inflammatory. It has a number of therapeutic properties in and of itself.
The same strain that can be used for recreational purposes can be used for medical purposes under some circumstances, but I think that there are quality control methods of ingestion, for example, that might be more distinguished for medical use versus recreational use. If you want a long-lasting, even effect, then oral ingestion makes the most sense for that. But, for example, for someone wanting rapid onset of effect—let's say you're suffering from a migraine and you're starting to get the auras or nausea associated with migraines—oral ingestion isn't going to make much sense. Vaporization, in those cases, or maybe an oro-mucosal spray would make the most sense.
There is also ongoing product development, for example, for patches that would be usable in terms of slow delivery of medicinal cannabinoids into the system. A lot of the research right now being done, not just by licensed producers in Canada but also by pharmaceutical companies around the world, is looking to modulate the endocannabinoid system that we all have in ourselves. That's quite different from the recreational use that we see where people are, for example, making high THC gummy bears.