What’s the evidence it works? And what do experts recommend? Until recently, there’s been little research and even less guidance for people (or their doctors) interested in CBD products that are now increasingly legal and widely promoted.
What’s the evidence that CBD is effective for chronic arthritis pain?
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If you have chronic arthritis pain, you may be wondering about cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment. CBD, along with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other chemicals, is found in marijuana. But unlike THC, CBD is not “psychoactive” — that is, it does not cause the intoxication or high associated with marijuana use.
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That didn’t work. So I ended up having an MRI.
Like you say, CBD medications work.
So that’s my story. What about yours?
I am a medical marijuana caregiver here in Michigan. I grow high CBD strains and high THC strains. From those I have someone who extracts the resins, and from those, we make drops and cremes and candies.
I developed a ganglion cyst. The doctor removed it by using a big needle to remove the insides. That really didn’t help because I was still in a lot of pain. The doctors at the VA ended up doing an arthroscopy surgery.