The beneficial medicinal properties of cannabis, especially for pain relief, are widely recognized. Yet its main active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is listed as a schedule‐1 illicit drug in the United Nations' Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This status has hampered the medicinal ...
After talking to several cancer patients, who were looking for alternative options for pain and symptom relief, the researchers were keen to thoroughly test the potential benefits of medicinal cannabis. “We encountered numerous cancer patients who asked us whether medical cannabis treatment can benefit...
THC and CBD are compounds found in cannabis, with THC being responsible for the “high” associated with the cannabis plant. In addition to their symptoms, and drug intake, the patient’s pain intensity was monitored quarterly for one year, with their pain intensity being rated on a sliding ...
Medicinal cannabis is only available at pharmacies and is prescribed by a doctor. The latter determines the type and dosage in consultation with the patient. There are variousapplications, of which pain relief is the best known. Bedrocan produces several different, uniquecannabis products. ...
A comprehensive assessment of the benefits of medical cannabis for cancer-related pain found that for most oncology patients, pain measures improved significantly, other cancer-related symptoms also decreased, the consumption of painkillers was reduced,
The beneficial medicinal properties of cannabis, especially for pain relief, are widely recognized. Yet its main active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is listed as a schedule‐1 illicit drug in the United Nations' Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This status has hampered the medicinal ...
Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective—it's time to reboot research March 15 2018 Credit: CC0 Public Domain Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective in pain relief, and researchers are calling for the treatment to be properly established in our modern medical arsenal. A new special issue of...
Data were analyzed using either Chi Square, distribution-free exact statistics, or-tests for continuous data.Among a nationwide sample (=353) of individuals with SCI, NU were less likely than CU and PU to believe that cannabis ought to be legalized and more likely to endorse risks of use. ...
et al. Medicinal Cannabis (MedCan 3): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess THC/CBD (1:20) to relieve symptom burden in patients with cancer—a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 25, 293 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-...
Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective in pain relief, and researchers are calling for the treatment to be properly established in our modern medical arsenal. A new special issue of the European Journal of Internal Medicine provides a comprehensive ove