The title of Wilsey et al's recent study "Low-Dose Vaporized Cannabis Significantly Improves Neuropathic Pain"24 piqued our interest, as did the abstract that compared the calculated numbers-needed-to-treat of 2.9 to 3.2 favorably to "traditional neuropathic pain medications." The abstract ...
"These findings come at a time when more people, including women, are turning to the use ofmedical cannabisforpain relief," said Ziva Cooper, PhD, associate professor of clinical neurobiology (in psychiatry) at CUMC. "Preclinical evidence has suggested that the experience of pain relief from ca...
"The Caregivers Cup is a good thing," says Randolph Milner, a patient who relies on medical marijuana for pain relief. "It will help bring awareness to most people [who] do not understand that medical marijuana is a very important way to help someone like myself [who] lives with every...
While cannabis has a long history of medical use as an analgesic (pain reliever) and antispasmodic agent, for much of the modern era there existed a general lack of awareness among scientists and physicians of its medical benefits. The discovery of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)...
medical marijuanahas been helpful in relieving pain from migraines, neuropathy, cancer and other conditions, but theside effectspresent hurdles for widespread therapeutic use. Previously, researchers identified two peptides that disrupt an interaction between a receptor that's the target of THC and ...
While cannabis has a long history of medical use as ananalgesic(pain reliever) and antispasmodic agent, for much of the modern era there existed a general lack of awareness among scientists and physicians of its medical benefits. The discovery of the active ingredienttetrahydrocannabinol(THC) in th...
Marijuana – also known as weed, pot, reefer and other slang terms – is the dried flower of the cannabis plant and is used as a drug for recreational or medical purposes.
Cote, who uses marijuana for pain relief , is among the advocates on hand for the open house. "I think the No. 1 use will be for treatment of pain across multiple conditions," Dr. M. Louis Van de Beek, the chief medical office for Keystone dispensary, explained. ...
Try aCBD Creamfor Pain Relief CBD topicals may be more effective for pain than a tincture. Simply put, topicals allow you to target specific areas of the body where pain may be most effective. Therefore, people preferroll-onsand lotions for health conditions such asarthritisand inflammation....
Marijuana as a Painkiller for Terminal Illness Patients Many folksturn to medical marijuana for their pain management, including people with terminal illnesses. Most states with legalized medical marijuana allow the use of cannabis for pain relief. Since we have so much research on mar...