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Smoking Cannabis Reduces Chronic Back Pain And Makes You A Criminal

ANYONE who has ever had acute pain alleviated by cannabis, will be intrigued by a study conducted by Dr Mark Ware, McGill University in Montreal, that says smoking alleviates pain.

Can’t argue with the science, readers.

A study of 23 people with damaged nerves in their backs found that those who inhaled weed smoke felt less pain, were less depressed and less anxious than those that did not.

You can read the findings in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. And it vital stuff. As the BBC says:

Around 1 to 2% of people have chronic neuropathic pain – pain due to problems with signalling between nerves – but effective treatments are lacking.

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Posted: 30th, August 2010 | In: Reviews | Comments (9)