Nearly 1 in 4 pain patients residing in states where medical cannabis access is legal identify as marijuana consumers.
Region: United Kingdom
Study participants also significantly reduced their use of prescription opioids during the trial.
“These results highlight the potential of CBD as a novel treatment for psychosis,” investigators concluded.
Patients consistently reported improvements in anxiety, pain, and sleep during the length of the study.
Investigators concluded: “There were consistent improvements across measures of general health and well-being after three months of treatment.”
Patients reported sustained improvements in their physical and mental health following cannabis therapy.
“Treatment was associated with reductions in pain-specific patient-reported outcome measures at all time points in patients with osteoarthritis.”
Patients who consumed CBD, on average, experienced a greater than 50 percent reduction in their pain.