Positive Marijuana Research Database
It’s no secret that chronic pain is prevalent in industrialized nations, and despite the horrific effects, opioids are still commonly prescribed for relief. This study, published in 2019 in the journal Postgraduate Medicine, evaluated what effect CBD-rich, full hemp (marijuana, cannabis) extract would have on quality of life and opioid consumption. 97 patients who were […]
The medical world is becoming increasingly aware that when given a choice, many patients choose to utilize the natural cannabis plant (marijuana) instead of synthetic chemicals. This study, published in the Harm Reduction Journal, evaluated 2,032 surveys completed by registered Canadian medical cannabis patients regarding their patterns of use and substitution for opioids and other […]
In order to gather more evidence regarding the relationship between medical cannabis (marijuana) and opioid use, researchers set out to determine changes in the daily amount of opioid use among patients who were certified to use medical cannabis for intractable pain. This single-center study, published in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy evaluated opioid doses over a […]
614 Italian patients were evaluated in this study on cannabis (marijuana) for pain relief. Cannabis was added to the pain regimen of these mostly female individuals who averaged 61 years of age. At the initial follow up which averaged 98 days after adding cannabis to their treatment regimen, 76% of the patients were continuing marijuana […]
One of the primary reasons that medical patients choose marijuana is for the well known benefits of pain relief. Medical cannabis, when used properly, is taken at the lowest dosage necessary to achieve the desired results, in this case relief of pain. Just because someone might have a whole bottle of Tylenol doesn’t mean they […]
This double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study was performed to determine the effects of cannabis (marijuana) doses on neuropathic pain uncontrolled by conventional medications. Neuropathic pain is considered to be maladaptive because “the pain neither protects nor supports healing and repair. This means there’s no reason to “tough it out”. Typical synthetic medicines give only partial relief […]
The authors of this study from the Journal of Thoracic Oncology acknowledge the therapeutic benefit of marijuana (cannabis) for chronic diseases and as an adjunct to cancer treatment, particularly chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, and for pain management. They express common medical concern that not enough studies have been done (thank you prohibition) to assess […]
Nearly every state lists cancer as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, yet the amount of evidence for utilization continues to remain small, due to historical difficulty in studying marijuana (cannabis) because of it’s recent prohibition. This means that your personal situation may be left to the discrepancy of your personal physician. In this study, […]
Medical cannabis (marijuana) is commonly stated to be effective in reducing chronic pain. In this small retrospective, mirror-image study, 29 patients with a qualifying condition for medical marijuana in the state of New York were evaluated via a quality of life questionnaire. Following 3 months of medical cannabis therapy, quality of life improved, pain and […]
Workplace fatalities by state and year were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years of 1992-2015. Historically, there was increasing concern that legalizing marijuana (cannabis) would make the workplace more dangerous, although little was known. The study published in October of 2018 in […]