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Study Finds Cannabis Flower Best for Relieving Pain

Among the overwhelming variety of cannabis products available on the market today, the most effective for pain relief appears to be whole dried marijuana flower and products high in THC, a new study finds.

Studies on pain relieving abilities of Cannabis

Whole cannabis flower was associated with greater pain relief than were other types of products, and higher tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels were the strongest predictors of analgesia and side effects prevalence across the five pain categories,” researchers from the University of New Mexico (UNM) wrote. “In contrast, cannabidiol (CBD) levels generally were not associated with pain relief except for a negative association between CBD and relief from gastrointestinal and non-specified pain.”

On average, users reported their starting pain to be 5.87 on a scale of 1 to 10. After consuming marijuana, that number fell to 2.77 — a decrease of 3.1 points.

“Among the limited number of product characteristics that are typically made available to consumers, we found that consumption of whole, natural cannabis flower was associated with greater anesthetic potential than were most other types of products,” the authors wrote.

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You can read the full article here: https://news.weedmaps.com/2019/08/flower-power-study-finds-smoking-marijuana-best-for-relieving-pain/

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Author: J.P. Carrol

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