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.
Because you’re not allowed to feel good with any medical treatment.
No.
Or because plenty of people want medicine without unwanted side effects.
Yah the mental haze isn’t a fun trap to fall into. (young me as source)
Maybe you want to drive a car safely.
Then I use paracetamol and codeine, and stay off medicinal cannabis
codeine is an opiate. you’re not allowed to drive on that.
In UK you can if it doesn’t affect your driving.
I am here
I take one tablet, if I need to
“Take opioids instead of non-psychoactive cannabinoids for pain” is a wild take my guy
I once had a social worker tell me I should stop smoking weed and get on opiates. I told him he could go fuck himself.
There was an injection of tongue in cheek with the first comment as well, but that seemed to have missed most
There’s a big difference between one Panadeine forte and the opioids you might be thinking of. Sometimes it’s just a paracetamol
…paracetamol is not an opioid.
Correct
i am sure this cannabis is safer than paracetamol or codeine. and there are people who want that
Codeine can still make people sleepy and sluggish. It’s still an opioid that can lead to dependence and withdrawal. It still has negative GI side effects causing constipation. It’s not a good idea for driving while under the influence. If this can help people in pain without side effect that can cause impairment, why not. Getting high off of cannabis can still be allowed.
the first time i took Hydrocodone was after I had my wisdom teeth pulled. I slept a full 8 hours, got up, took my next dose, and then proceeded to pass out for ANOTHER full 8 hours. I put two and two together pretty quickly and just decided to deal with the pain.
I’m not going to argue, really
I take one if I have to drive and I’m in pain.
You don’t need to argue. You just need to accept that every time you do that you put your life, and the lives of the people around you, in danger. And that’s simply a fact.
Yeah look I think there might be a difference between one Panadeine forte and hard core opiates that have people nodding off.
Certainly, it’s a lot better than vaping two caps before driving and nine times out of ten it’s just a paracetamol anyway
But if you have cannabis without the high, you could use that instead and be safer.
I’d love to have the option as a medical marijuana user. Not as punishment for having pain, but for having more options.
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
Ok thats not exactly an improvement.
On one hand, it sounds like Puritanical bullshit, but on the other hand, I’d like the option.
Idk some people like going to work without pain.
For me cannabis is an incredibly strong depressant. I can feel suicidal for free with pain, thanks.