Promising Results for Pain and Neuroprotection

Studies indicate that cannabinoids may significantly alleviate chronic pain and enhance neuroprotection, expanding cannabis use in medical care.

Frontiers
by Raquel Maria Pereira Campos, Andrey Fabiano Lourenço de Aguiar, Yolanda Paes-Colli, Priscila Martins Pinheiro Trindade, Bruna Klippel Ferreira, Ricardo Augusto De Melo Reis, Luzia S. Sampaio
CB1R expression in brain and spinal cord regions, with levels from low to high in green.

Cannabinoid Therapeutics in Chronic Neuropathic Pain: From Animal Research to Human Treatment

Despite the importance of pain as a warning physiological system, chronic neuropathic pain is frequently caused by damage in the nervous system, followed by persistence over a long period, even in the absence of dangerous stimuli or after healing of injuries.

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Marijuana Moment
by Ben Adlin
Cannabis plant - At Roboexotica, Vienna, 2014

Cannabis Treatment Reduces Chronic Nerve Pain With ‘Minimal To No Side Effects,’ New Scientific Review Finds

A newly published review of research on marijuana and chronic nerve pain concludes that treatment with cannabinoids offers “significant relief from chronic pain” with “minimal to no side effects”—potentially providing patients a “life-changing alternative” to conventional pharmaceuticals.

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