Compounds responsible for the aroma of cannabis and many other plants may offer a surprising new way to relieve chronic pain. Researchers found that several cannabis-derived terpenes significantly reduced pain in mouse models of fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain, with one terpene, geraniol, showing especially strong effects. Unlike THC, these compounds are not associated with psychoactive effects, making them a potentially attractive alternative for pain treatment.
Yeah look, I don’t it’s a bad thing at all, I know this would benefit many people
Your parent comment resonated with me, I get that knee jerk reaction about punishing pain. But yeah I can begrudgingly admit that I would use this if it was available for driving and such.
Fortunately I don’t have really bad pain and the opiates I take if I need to are very mild.
There’s a bit of cynicism in my comment, I’m in Australia so any excuse my governments can find to destroy enjoyment gained as an extra, they’ll do it.
At the end of the day anything we can do with cannabis extracts that help people in any way id support, including this