🌿 Top Positive Cannabis Studies (2024–2025)
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- Jun 30
- 2 min read
1. 🧠 PTSD Symptom Relief
A long-term U.S. observational study found that cannabis users with PTSD were 2.6× more likely to no longer meet criteria for PTSD after 1 year.
Benefits: Reduced nightmares, anxiety, and sleep disruption
Source: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
2. 💨 Chronic Pain Reduction
A meta-analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry concluded that THC and CBD combinations significantly reduce chronic pain, especially in conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain.
Result: Pain scores dropped by up to 30%
Patients also reported reduced opioid use
3. 🎗️ Cancer Symptom Management
A UK-wide registry study of cancer patients using cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) reported:
Better sleep, less pain, and reduced nausea
Improved quality of life scores sustained at 6-month follow-up
Source: Project Twenty21 / Drug Science UK
4. 🧓 Improved Quality of Life in Older Adults
A 2025 Canadian study found that older adults (age 60+) with chronic pain or insomnia who used high-CBD cannabis:
Reported less anxiety, better sleep, and improved daily functioning
Reduced use of sleep aids, opioids, and antidepressants
5. ⚖️ Reduced Opioid Use & Overdose Risk
Studies from states with legalized cannabis show:
Up to 25% fewer opioid overdose deaths
Patients prescribed medical cannabis used fewer opioids and benzodiazepines
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine
6. 🧬 Neuroprotective & Anti-inflammatory Potential
Animal studies and early human trials show that CBD and low-dose THC may reduce neuroinflammation, relevant to:
Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s
Some evidence for slowing neurodegeneration and improving cognition
7. 🚼 Epilepsy (CBD – Epidiolex)
The FDA-approved drug Epidiolex (CBD isolate) significantly reduces seizures in children with Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndrome.
Seizure frequency cut by 39–50%
Well tolerated with minimal sedation compared to traditional anti-epileptics
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