BuckeyeGreen
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Purdue Pharma-OxyContin fame- funded this organization. When you see some research that makes certain claims, always ask, who funded this research and who benefits from the conclusions.In the last week the press has latched onto a story about a study of cannabis for pain studies. From the CNN article:
“The placebo response amounted to 67% of the pain relief associated with genuine cannabinoids” CNN Pain relief from marijuana comes from a belief it helps, study finds
The study of the studies they referenced: Placebo Response and Media Attention in Randomized Clinical Trials Assessing Cannabis-Based Therapies for Pain - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
The study’s conclusion:
“Placebo contributes significantly to pain reduction seen in cannabinoid clinical trials. The positive media attention and wide dissemination may uphold high expectations and shape placebo responses in future trials, which has the potential to affect the outcome of clinical trials, regulatory decisions, clinical practice, and ultimately patient access to cannabinoids for pain relief.”
And the statement from the International Association for the Study of Pain:
“Due to the lack of high-quality clinical evidence, IASP does not currently endorse general use of cannabis and cannabinoids for pain relief.”
With the caveat:
“While IASP cannot endorse general use of cannabis or cannabinoids for pain at this time, this is not intended to dismiss the lived experiences of people with pain who have found benefit from their use.”
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So, they are basically saying that the relief we feel from pain when using cannabis might be fairy dust and we only believe it works because the media overwhelmingly tells us it does. And future pain studies attempting to prove or disprove the benefits of cannabis will all be fucked because we all believe it works already.
Somebody has an agenda.