Too much cannabis 'worsens pain'

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Too much cannabis 'worsens pain'


Smoking large amounts of cannabis for therapeutic reasons may increase rather than reduce pain, a US study suggests.

The pain-relieving qualities of cannabis have long been hailed, and several countries have made it available for medicinal purposes.

But quantity is key, according to the study in the journal Anesthesiology.

University of California researchers found moderate use had the greatest impact on pain in 15 volunteers, while large doses actually made pain worse.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7058193.stm

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"Some experts are concerned that results on healthy volunteers could not be translated into how cannabis works in the bodies of those with cancer or multiple sclerosis, for whom the drug is increasingly seen as a potential form of pain relief"

[MomtoM]

I know this is old, but I just saw this area. several of my friends and I with MS have found this to be true. There is a dividing line, at least for us, where spasicity and nerve pain gets worse if you have too much. Plus you have to watch where you are taking meds for those too.