Method and apparatus for determining relationships between medications and symptoms

A method comprising:

• enlisting via a computer network a plurality of participants to report one or more experienced effects from their respective cannabinoid usage;
• confirming that a prospective participant is located in a jurisdiction where use of cannabinoids is legal;
• receiving from each of the one or more participants via the computer network one or more self-assessment reports of one or more physical, emotional, or mental reported effects or one or more combination thereof from the use of at least one administered cannabinoid product wherein the at least one administered cannabinoid product is associated with a particular cannabinoid profile;
• processing the one or more self-assessment reports with a computer processor to determine a cannabinoid or combination of cannabinoids having an effect on a particular symptom or medical condition;
• and
• recommending an administration of a particular product to a consumer to treat the particular symptom or medical condition.