The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), based at the University of California, San Diego, published a report [yesterday] summarizing the results of clinical trials studying medical marijuana’s efficacy in treating pain. The studies, funded by CMCR under the mandate of a 1999 legislative action, found that marijuana is particularly helpful in relieving pain associated with nerve damage and in treating the muscle spasticity from multiple sclerosis.
2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan