Humans have a very long history of harnessing the wellness benefits of the cannabis plant. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the cannabis plant became villainized due to harmful political motivations.
Thankfully, cannabis policies and regulations are being modernized across the globe and more suffering patients are able to use cannabis and cannabis-derived medications to treat their condition(s).
A team of researchers in Australia recently conducted a study examining medical cannabis use, pain, and mental health. Below is information about the study and its findings via a recent news release from NORML:
Melbourne, Australia: Chronic pain patients report physical and mental health improvements following their use of medical cannabis preparations, according to observational data published in the Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy.
Australian researchers assessed the use of medical cannabis preparations in 96 chronic pain patients. (Under Australian law, physicians may only authorize cannabis products to patients unresponsive to conventional prescription treatments.) Study participants consumed cannabis formulations either high in CBD, high in THC, or containing equal ratios of both cannabinoids. Patients’ symptoms were assessed at three, six, and 12 months.
