THC For Pain: Effects, Benefits and Uses - Hail Mary Jane ®

THC For Pain: Effects, Benefits and Uses – Hail Mary Jane ®

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Medical cannabis for pain is not a “one size fits all” solution. Pain is treated differently in every person. No two people, regardless of whether or not they suffer from the same ailment, should have the exact same treatment. Using THC for pain relief may seem straight forward, but that’s not always the case.

Scientists are still researching the effectiveness of cannabis for pain, and they’ve made many new discoveries since the discovery of THC in the 1960s. While the herb has a long-held place as one of the most valuable medicinal plants in human history, modern science revealed that variables like dosage, pain type, and cannabis type influence cannabis’s effect on pain.

For example, cannabis may be more helpful for chronic pain than acute pain. A tiny 2007 study found that THC at low to medium dosages was effective in easing acute pain, ut patients became more sensitive to pain with higher doses of THC. Over a decade later, another study published in Patient Safety in Surgery had a similar finding; cannabis-consuming patients were more sensitive to pain and required more narcotics after acute traumatic injury.

Combining THC with other cannabinoids may also make it more effective for pain, according to current understanding. As does access cannabis from medical dispensaries, rather than purchasing potentially low-quality and unregulated products off of the street.

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