Cannabis As Effective As Opioids for Treating Neuropathy Pain, Say Respondents to New Survey
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Cannabis may be as effective at treating symptoms of neuropathy as are addictive drugs such as opioids, according to the results of a new survey from NuggMD, the largest telehealth platform for cannabis.
Furthermore, according to respondent data, the potency of the cannabis used to treat the condition is more predictive of pain relief than any other variable, including frequency of consumption. This data calls into question the validity of previous research on this subject that used low-potency cannabis.
Conducted earlier this year, the survey polled 9,700 cannabis users who have neuropathy and received 603 responses, achieving a confidence level of 95 percent with a 3.87 percent margin of error. The findings were first reported in the cannabis industry outlet Marijuana Mome...