Does marijuana really relieve pain? Here’s what anesthesiologists say.

A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com.

Marijuana is made from the dried flowers of the cannabis plant. Made of more than 500 chemicals, including over 100 compounds called cannabinoids, the primary active compounds in the plant are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). THC acts on specific brain cell receptors that …

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