Paris, Sept 29, 2025 (AFP) - Cannabis extract relieves chronic back pain: high-quality trial

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A specially developed cannabis extract relieves chronic lower back pain, according to a clinical trial published Wednesday that experts are calling the first high-quality evidence that something in the cannabis plant can treat pain. Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than half a billion people, according to the World Health Organization. But drugs for chronic back pain are limited to common painkillers s......

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