Nice Dreams: New tech scans brain to choose best marijuana strains

Medical cannabis dispensaries can’t read your brain to find out what pot strains you prefer, but one tech company might soon change that.

Emerging cannabis tech company PotBotics has found a way to use existing electroencephalogram (EEG) technology to make medical marijuana recommendations best suited for the specific medical conditions of users, the New York Daily News reports.

EEG technology employs the use of electrodes placed on areas of the scalp to detect any sort of abnormalities in brain activity.

Co-founders David and Baruch Goldstein came up with a different reason to use EEGs — to search for the perfect pot strain. PotBotics uses two tools, one to analyze brain scans, and another to make recommendations based on the findings. However, the process requires a bit of trial and error, and could call for several patient visits.

“Usually it takes between three and four visits to get the range that...

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