I'm listening to this and I completely agree with what patients are saying. On the other hand, we want to make sure that what people are saying is supported by the facts.
I'll give you an example.
In the mental health field, anecdotes and some preliminary studies have suggested anti-anxiety, antidepressant effects of cannabis. These include studies on veterans mostly coming from the U.S.
One thing you have to realize is that someone who uses cannabis every day is likely physically dependent on it, and when they're not using it they go through withdrawal, which can masquerade as anxiety, depression and mood instability, and using cannabis can merely reverse those withdrawal symptoms. Doing rigorous, well-controlled studies is the only way to prove the case once and for all.
I love to listen to what my patients are saying. I love to be able to follow up and try to ensure that we optimize the treatment, but I also want to be a little skeptical about the kinds of things I'm hearing until I see well-controlled studies.