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CANNABIS PROVIDES PAIN RELIEF IN CANCER TREATMENT

“The main effect was actually observed after three months from baseline, where we essentially see all the benefits of medical cannabis, which were then maintained over a period of one year.”
- Dr. Antonio Vigano

A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED ONLINE IN THE JOURNAL BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care shows evidence that medical cannabis can be an effective treatment to reduce cancer-related pain and can potentially help decrease the use of opioids as well.

Researchers utilized information relating to cancer patients who were a part of the Quebec Cannabis Registry (QCR), which collected data

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