Vaporized Cannabis for Acute Migraine Yields Rapid, Sustained Relief

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In the first randomized controlled trial, vaporized cannabis containing a THC-CBD mix led to rapid and sustained relief of acute migraine.

"In this single center randomized controlled trial across 247 treated migraine attacks, 4 puffs of vaporized THC-CBD mix were efficacious for acute migraine treatment," said study investigator Nathaniel Marc Schuster, MD, with University of California San Diego Center for Pain Medicine.

The researchers tested the efficacy of cannabis for acute migraine in what they report is the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of adults with migraine. Summing up his presentation, Schuster said,"This is one single-center study, and, of course, we need more data. We need to study the rates of medication overuseCautious Optimism

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