Patients reported sustained improvements in their physical and mental health following cannabis therapy.
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“Treatment was associated with reductions in pain-specific patient-reported outcome measures at all time points in patients with osteoarthritis.”
“Overall, the number of reported adverse effects were largely outnumbered by beneficial or null findings,” researchers determined.
The most commonly reported side effects from high-THC flower were dry mouth, increased appetite, and somnolence.
State laws permitting patients to home-cultivate medical cannabis were among those associated with the most significant improvements in their mental health.
The Governor hopes regulators can expand medical cannabis access without requiring additional legislative action.
“The average reported THC level of the strains tested is about 24 percent, but the average measured THC number was just over 14 percent,” NPR reported.
The exemption only applies to products designated ‘DOH (Department of Health) compliant.’