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Study: Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Offers Similar Benefits as Opioids at Similar Cost, Without Overdose Risk


A new study published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research and indexed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine finds that medical cannabis may provide comparable relief to opioids for chronic noncancer pain, while removing the possibility of overdosing. Researchers from McMaster University and the University of British Columbia used data from 90 randomized … Continue reading

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