Medical Marijuana Helps Most Patients Effectively Treat Chronic Pain, New Study Shows
- A new study published in May 2025 surveyed 129 medical marijuana patients in Pennsylvania about its effectiveness for chronic pain management.
- The survey was conducted over a period spanning from late 2022 to the end of 2024 amid rising interest in alternative chronic pain treatments due to concerns about opioid use.
- Most respondents reported medical marijuana improved their main symptoms, mood, sleep, and anxiety, with 77.5% using it for over two years and 42.6% agreeing with its effectiveness.
- More than 80% of patients reported that medical marijuana helped relieve their pain, and the study suggested that CBD could offer a safer and effective option compared to traditional pain treatment methods.
- The findings suggest medical marijuana could reduce opioid dependence and related risks, highlighting its potential role in addressing the opioid crisis and managing chronic pain safely.
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The Entourage Effect: How Cannabis Compounds Hype Each Other Up
The entourage effect comes up a lot when you dive into the different kinds of cannabinoids and how they influence your brain. It’s actually a simple concept that is simultaneously super complex. How fun! But after this, you’ll get it — at least as much as the experts get it. What Is the Entourage Effect? The entourage effect is the theory that the various compounds in cannabis work together to create a distinct high and deliver various potentia…


Medical Marijuana Helps Most Patients Effectively Treat Chronic Pain, New Study Shows
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 ongoing opioid crisis,” the study’s senior author—Ari Greis, an orthopedic surgery professor at Drexel University Colleg…
How THC for Dogs Can Help Manage Chronic Conditions Safely
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Study: CBD Reduces Seizures and Brain Damage in Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Model
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A new study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology finds that cannabidiol (CBD) may offer protective and anticonvulsant effects in cases of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE). Researchers from Hunan University of Medicine and Ningxia Medical University in China conducted the study using a rat model of PTE triggered by ferric chloride (FeCl₃), including genetically modified rats with overexp…
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