Background: There is currently little evidence regarding the use of medical cannabis for the
treatment of intractable pain. Literature published on the subject to date has yielded mixed …

Opioids are commonly used to treat patients with chronic pain (CP), though there is little
evidence that they are effective for long term CP treatment. Previous studies reported strong …

Background: Chronic opioid therapy (COT) has been used to treat many chronic pain
conditions even with poor evidence for its long-term effectiveness. Medical cannabis has …

Cannabis is widely used as a self-management strategy by patients with a wide range of
symptoms and diseases including chronic non-cancer pain. The safety of cannabis use for …

Objectives: The objective of this prospective, open-label study was to determine the long-
term effect of medicinal cannabis treatment on pain and functional outcomes in participants …

Background Although studied in a few randomized controlled trials, the efficacy of medical
cannabis (MC) for chronic pain remains controversial. Using an alternative approach, this …

Introduction: Cannabis has been used for medical purposes across the world for centuries.
As states and countries implement medical and recreational cannabis policies, increasing …

Introduction: Prescription drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in the
United States. Alternatives to opioids for the treatment of pain are necessary to address this …

Over the past decade the phenomenon of cannabis as a legitimate form of treatment for pain
has overwhelmed the medical community, especially in the field of pain. From a status of a …

Objective: The opioid epidemic continues to claim thousands of lives every year without an
effective strategy useful in mitigating mortality. The use of medical cannabis has been …