Aug 29, 2019
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Cannabis does relieve pain, the most effective pain relief comes from whole cannabis flower, and the products most likely to help with pain are those with the highest THC rather than CBD content. These are the conclusions from a University of New Mexico study that analyzed data contributed by nearly 3000 users of the ReleafApp.
This Releaf app contains the largest available database of outcomes from patient self-directed cannabis administration. It captures information about the product used, the beneficial effects, and any side effects and complications.
The researchers looked at more than 20,000 cannabis administrations. The average pain reduction recorded was 3 on a 10 point scale, and cannabis containing THC worked well for musculoskeletal, headache, nerve, and gastrointestinal pain. The bad news is that the psychoactive THC products did drive more temporary cognitive and functional impairment along with a longer-term addiction risk.
If you do suffer from pain, I’d recommend downloading and using the ReLeafApp. You’ll be able to record and store your own observations, contribute to the crowd-sourced knowledge about cannabis usage, and receive summary non-identifying information about others’ experiences.
Xiaoxue Li, Jacob M. Vigil, Sarah S. Stith, Franco Brockelman, Keenan Keeling, Branden Hall. The effectiveness of self-directed medical cannabis treatment for pain. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2019; 46: 123 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.07.022
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