Cannabis As Pain Relief: Update

Today's post from kmud.org (see link below) sums up the latest findings regarding vaporized low-dose cannabis for chronic pain sufferers and is therefore useful for neuropathy patients in that position. The links provided give you some good back-up information to what you already know and will help you to make the correct choice for yourself. Remember, you don't need to physically 'smoke' cannabis to enjoy its pain relieving benefits; vapourising it can be just as effective. Many people have already gained pain relief from cannabis use but equally many find it suspect, are worried about criminalisation and are not sure how to safely use it. In that case, at least give yourself the facts before you choose.

Cannabis Science Update:neuropathy pain, drugged driving laws, synthetic vs.natural

Written by Bob Froehlich Tuesday, February 05, 2013

In February’s Cannabis Science Update: 

New clinical trial data published online by The Journal of Pain, indicates that the administration of vaporized, low-THC cannabis mitigates pain in subjects with neuropathy. http://norml.org/news/2013/01/03/study-vaporized-low-potency-cannabis-mitigates-neuropathic-pain 

Another recent study challenges previous work linking cannabis use and lower IQ, but the authors of the original paper are standing by their findings.http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/15/new-research-questions-marijuanas-impact-in-lowering-iq/#ixzz2IjDjwkdg 

An additional study finds no evidence that per se drugged driving laws reduce traffic fatalities. Full text of the study, "Per Se Drugged Driving Laws and Traffic Fatalities" is available online at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp7048.pdf 

Survey data recently published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows that British Consumers strongly prefer organic cannabis to retail herbal products that contain synthetic cannabinoid agonists. http://norml.org/news/2013/01/10/study-consumers-prefer-natural-cannabis-over-synthetic-marijuana-herbal-products 

Full text of the study, "Synthetic cannabis: A comparison of patterns of use and effect profile with natural cannabis in a large global sample," appears in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 

An Amsterdam study finds that the availability of cannabis retail outlets in The Netherlands is not associated with greater incidences of cannabis use or an increase in the intensity of the public's consumption of cannabis. http://norml.org/news/2013/01/03/study-cannabis-retail-outlets-not-associated-with-rise-in-cannabis-use 

Full text of the study, "Cannabis use and proximity to coffee shops in the Netherlands," appears in the European Journal of Criminology. 

Use the link below to hear the February Edition of Cannabis Science Update (copy & paste).

http://www.kmud.org/images/stories/audio/news/HaroldFinal-CC16.mp3 

Cannabis Science Update is a regular feature of the KMUD radio show, Cannabis Consciousness (1:30-3:00pm on the first Sun. of every month), and is written by Kerry Reynolds, read by Harold Day, and recorded by Dave Smith.

http://www.kmud.org/news-humboldt-california/marijuana-cannabis-news/item/2854-cannabis-science-updateneuropathy-pain-drugged-driving-laws-synthetic-vsnatural.html