11 Dec 2022

Dr Filip Gedin: Cannabis no better than placebo for pain

From Sunday Morning, 11:35 am on 11 December 2022

Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain. That's the claim of a new study of studies out of Sweden. Dr Filip Gedin is with the Pain Neuroimaging Lab at the Karolinska Institute, a research-led medical university in Stockholm and one of the world's top medical schools.

The study also examined the way media coverage may affect a patient's expectations of cannabis in treating pain.

cannabis leaves and oil

cannabis leaves and oil Photo: Kimzy Nanney