Medicinal cannabis: study finds Australians suffering chronic pain get more relief from cannabis than conventional medicines

By Amy Corderoy
Updated February 19 2015 - 10:09am, first published January 27 2015 - 12:15am
The study found nearly 13 per cent of 1500 chronic pain patients had used cannabis in the past year despite being prescribed opioids. Photo: Rob Homer
The study found nearly 13 per cent of 1500 chronic pain patients had used cannabis in the past year despite being prescribed opioids. Photo: Rob Homer

Australians suffering from chronic pain may get more relief from their symptoms using cannabis than they do from some conventional medications, researchers have found.