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Harvard Professor’s Thoughts on Marijuana and Pain

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General nerve pain and pain related to multiple sclerosis are among the more specific forms of pain that Grinspoon claims marijuana is able to ease. In addition, he speaks from personal experience, having once struggled with opioid addiction himself, as detailed in his book Free Refills: A Doctor Confronts His Addiction.

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Stop Hurting, Start Living: A Guide to Medical Marijuana for Back Pain

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While it’s true that back pain can be due to a more severe condition, sometimes it takes just one wrong move to injure your spine. One option to combat the pain is to use medical marijuana. As you can see, a growing body of evidence supports the use of marijuana for back pain and other aches.