MRIs Reveal Cannabis’ Pain Killing Components

'The psychoactive ingredient found in cannabis tends to make the experience of pain more tolerable instead of actually reducing the intensity of pain, according to a recent study at Oxford University.
“We have revealed new information about the neural basis of cannabis-induced pain relief. Our small-scale study, in a controlled setting, involved 12 healthy men and only one of many compounds that can be derived from cannabis. That’s quite different from doing a study with patients. My view is the findings are of interest scientifically but it remains to see how they impact the debate about use of cannabis-based medicines.'


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