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Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers – a neuropharmacology expert explains how

  • Written by Benjamin Land, Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Washington
Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers – a neuropharmacology expert explains howThe cannabis plant produces both THC – the psychoactive component in marijuana – and the compound commonly known as CBD, which does not lead to a 'high.'Jena Ardell/Moment via Getty Images

Drug overdose deaths from opioids continue to rise in the U.S. as a result of both the misuse of prescription opioids and the illicit drug market.

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