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Study Finds Oral Cannabis (Marijuana) Ineffective In Treating Acute Pain…

by Marijke Durning, RN on June 25th, 2008

…but, cannabis may still remain a viable option for certain types of chronic pain patients, say researchers.

A new study published in the July issue of the journal Anesthesiology found that oral medical marijuana (not the inhaled type) didn’t help to relieve certain types of pain and could even increase some types of pain.

The distinction between oral cannabis and inhaled cannabis is important though. According to this article, New Study Finds Oral Cannabis Ineffective In Treating Acute Pain, “Consistent with the uncertainty about oral cannabis ingestion evaluated in this study, there is also uncertainty in the research community as to whether inhaled cannabis might prove more efficacious for pain relief than orally ingested cannabis.”

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