Medical cannabis has entered mainstream medicine and is here to stay. Propelled by public
advocacy, the media and mostly anecdote rather than sound scientific study, patients …

Objective. To assess prevalence rates and correlates of problematic use of prescription
opioids and medicinal cannabis (MC) among patients receiving treatment for chronic pain …

Setting. Cannabis preparations have been used as a remedy for thousands of years in
traditional medicine. Clinical use of cannabinoid substances is restricted, due to legal and …

Abstract Background and Objective This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness,
tolerability and safety of cannabis‐based medicines (CbMs) for chronic non‐cancer pain …

Background Ecological research suggests that increased access to cannabis may facilitate
reductions in opioid use and harms, and medical cannabis patients describe the substitution …

The President of the International Association for the Study of Pain established a task force
on cannabis and cannabinoid analgesia to systematically examine the evidence on (1) …

Introduction: Medical cannabis (MC) is commonly claimed to be an effective treatment for
chronic or refractory pain. With interest in MC in the United States growing, as evidenced by …

Objective To determine if medical marijuana provides pain relief for patients with chronic
noncancer pain (CNCP) and to determine the therapeutic dose, adverse effects, and specific …

Abstract Purpose of Review Many cultures throughout history have used cannabis to treat a
variety of painful ailments. Neuropathic pain is a complicated condition that is challenging to …

Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for more than three months. 1 It may present as
headache, musculoskeletal pain, visceral pain, neuropathic pain, pain arising from …