Utah Pot Guide-Treating Pain With Cannabis and CBD (Cannabidiol)– Treating pain with Marijuana has been proven in many scientific studies.
Pain treatment using cannabis, or marijuana as it is more commonly called, has a history that goes back thousands of years. Recent studies and individual statements from users shows there are benefits to using marijuana to treat pain. The anti-inflammatory benefits of Marijuana has more to do that just the Cannabidiol (CBD) in marijuana. The patients that report the most effective treatment of pain using marijuana is with products having a 1:1 ratio of CBD and THC. There are compounds called Terpenes and other compounds in marijuana that have anti-inflammatory effects. The different strains of marijuana have about 500 different compounds with different ratios of those compounds. These combinations and ratios are the reasons that some strains provide better pain relief than other strains. The properties in these different marijuana strains have been shown to provide better relief for certain types of pains such as migraines, headaches, arthritis, and chronic pain when compared to treatment using just one strain. More studies need to be completed using different strains of marijuana for the treatment of the various afflictions. The University of Mississippi has been studying marijuana under government control for a few years now. But most of their research has been done using one strain of marijuana. There has been research done in other countries, Canada for one, that provide both pro and con data for review. This link will provide more information about some of the uses of marijuana and the compounds in it – Health Canada Report
Topical lotions that have a 1:1 ratio of THC to CBD have shown positive reduction in pain for joints, muscles and arthritis. Topical lotions generally do not absorb into the blood stream and the psychoactive effects of the THC are not present. This is one example of using cannabis products for pain relief without the high. Some reports from patients with arthritic pain has shown that a trans-dermal spray provided relief for that type of pain. Since marijuana is still an illegal drug in many locales, the testing done by research labs has been mostly done with the pharmaceutical or synthetic version of THC and CBD. These trials do not show a correlation with the use of marijuana in it’s natural state with all the various compounds intact and are . (1) Once there are more researchers conducting studies or trials with proper controls, then these beneficial statements made by users could be proven. Some published studies only show the treatment without providing the strain, or compounds in those strains. Again, further research needs to be done.
To find a Medical Doctor for a recommendation to purchase Marijuana products from a Utah Marijuana Pharmacy, visit this link at the UDOH site:
https://medicalcannabis.utah.gov/locate-a-provider/
(1) POSITION PAPER Free Access Häuser, W, Finn, DP, Kalso, E, et al. European Pain Federation (EFIC) position paper on appropriate use of cannabis‐based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic pain management. Eur J Pain.. 2018; 22: 1547– 1564.
First published: 03 August 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1297
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