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A new study shows that long-term medical marijuana use is a "stable and well-tolerated option for managing chronic musculoskeletal pain"—with more than "93% of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that [medical cannabis] improved their primary symptoms."


A new study on cannabis and chronic pain finds that more than 8 in 10 patients who used medical marijuana reported it to be a useful tool for pain management. “This points to the possibility that cannabis could serve as a safer alternative or complement to standard pain management approaches, potentially helping to address the […]

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