Just over 30 percent of patients in the sample said that they used cannabis explicitly for purposes of pain management.
Topic: Health/Safety
Investigators concluded, “Most patients using medical cannabis considered that this drug represents a better option than narcotics for adequate pain management.”
Researchers reported, “We found that combusting whole, dried cannabis flower has a generally fast-acting and energetic effect for the majority of people that have symptoms of fatigue.”
Investigators reported that the patient exhibited “rapid” and “robust” cognitive and behavioral improvements following low doses of THC-rich extracts.
Cannabis consumers were more likely than non-users to “exert more [effort] for reward, suggesting enhanced motivation relative to healthy controls.”
Patients were most likely to report improvements in motor function, sleep, and pain as a result of their marijuana use.
“CBD showed no reduction in the severity of RLS manifestations in patients with PD and RBD,” authors concluded.
In contrast with other surveys, most respondents acknowledged reporting their cannabis use to their health care professionals.