Opioid use was seen to reduce or stop altogether, following prescription of medical cannabis.
Arthritis patients reported significant improvements in symptoms after using CBD.
77% of patients reported positive effects to researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
"Medical cannabis users had a 74% higher risk of heart rhythm disorders, however, the absolute risk difference was modest."
Dad-of-three, Matthew Taylor, says funding his medication is becoming unmanageable in the current climate.
Eighty-nine percent of participants said that cannabis was “more effective” than opioids for pain management.
All formulations in the trial led to "clinically meaningful" improvements in pain after just 4 weeks.
Data from over 900 medical cannabis patients, living with chronic pain, has been published this week.
Findings suggest that medicinal cannabis can be carefully considered as an alternative to the pain relief medicines.
The review found limited progress in understanding the potential of cannabis for the treatment of pain.
