Does medical marijuana work for chronic pain?

I doubt it will help. I’ve been through tons of physical therapy, recently, & a pain therapy program, last summer. Zero help. I took it very seriously.

I’ve had RA, probably since my teens, that’s when the pain became severe. Docs always suspected RA, but I never had a positive Rheumatoid Factor test. I went from 18 yrs old to 50, when a new test became available, before I got a positive and access to RA meds. That’s a lot of damage.

Thank you for your suggestion, I will explore further. I live in Texas, but the med center in Houston is close.

Their levels of expertise amaze me at times. I'm told that in my state and at this particular dispensary, the average age of a customer seeking relief is between the ages of 42 and people in their '80s! Whenever I've called the dispensary for info, they say that that's what they're there for. I too use the Leafly app, it is a treasure trove of info. Also, every doctor I have knows that I use medical marijuana, and they all approve of it. Would you believe that in high school I never liked marijuana? I medicate, don't recreate. People do need to realize the differences between Indica and Sativa. I prefer Indicas and like hybrids that start off with Sativa and finish with Indica. My favorite strain to go to for pain is Sour Kush. I also use CBD Blue Dream with a 2:1 ratio, great for daytime pain relief. Customizing or blending of herb is great! With underlying asthma, I don't smoke, I vape, only pure distillate, (organically grown in my state with no pesticides), and usually don't more than once or twice a day. I find that I need a little bit of THC on a daily basis with CBD and then finish with CBN gel pen at night in order to get the best pain relief, and sleep well. I believe this combination would be called the Entourage effect? I'm with you on the pain. Pain is so devastating it wreaks havoc on one's life! My regimen just gets me enough relief to soothe me so I can have as normal a life as possible.

Well, I found what looks to be something similar to Sour Kush, original sour diesel. And for pain, this stuff kicks it butt. Thanks for laying your favorite strain out there and why. Would love for others to do the same so we can experiment for better strains as found locally. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Sue, no, no, no… my comments were for the person replying to Emil. I don’t know if some of the comment was scrubbed, but he called Emil a name and accused him of peddling drugs.

I do not like censorship, but he was rude while offering no information. While I don’t want him silenced, I wanted to ask him to be civil. I’m a retired teacher; sometimes you have to teach folks what’s appropriate. His opinion, while rude, should still be valued, IMHO. He probably has a reason for his viewpoint.

CBD did not help me at all, was expensive, and I hate that my pain doc is now pushing it. She wins whether it works or not, with a good profit. Then these docs ignore folks that CBD does not work for. Sounds like a conflict of interest to me.

I’m sorry my reply was apparently written in the wrong place. Your words were fine. Thank you for replying to me.

Brief Recap: 70 year old white male. Had prostate cancer surgery on June 16th. Was diagnosed with "bone on bone" knees 5 years ago. Told I needed both knees replaced. Some days are moderately OK, some days I can barely walk to the toilet. I cannot go down a flight of stairs unless I walk backwards. A few days a week I encounter "screaming pain" and essentially stay in bed all day.
Started using CBD bought locally. Didn't do a thing. Did some research. CBD bought at gas stations and smoke shops said 5 mgs was a starting dose. Research discovered that science driven studies use 20mgs as a start.
Between January and March of 2022 I spent about $1,000 ordering online. Finally decided on 1 vendor in Texas - HomeTown Hero. They grow their own weed. Process it in a variety of CBD products. After reading a lot and watching videos I bought a package of their CBD Delta 8 THC gummies. I was satisfied with the pain relief. Then various states began to restrict sales of Delta 8, so I willingly paid $70 .
(for a package of 10 ) Delta 9 THC CBD gummies.

Delta 9 THC CBD is the BOMB! If you eat it with an empty stomach it will hit you in about an hour. Really should not take it if you need to go shopping, or any other public place. I take mine around 5 or 6 PM. Slowly colorful patterns seem to appear on the white walls of my bedroom. If I'm watching a TV show it almost seems 3-D. The knee pain is masked for a few hours. suspect if I ate 4 at once I'd be tripping, God would be speaking to me and I'd see flying saucers in the sky. (Did a lot of psychedelics way back when).
Don't get me wrong. A tablespoon of methadone does a much better job of killing the pain. But my girlfriend can't give me any of her daily methadone too often. But that's how I know to compare the 2. And around here, a 3rd party sale of 1 days worth of methadone costs $40. So the gummies are expensive, and I can't eat them on a daily basis cause I'm on a fixed income. but they are cheaper than any other painkiller around. If I was younger and stronger I'd probably would grow (or try to grow opium) poppies, but experience has shown that I do not have a green thumb.
Well, I need to go to the laundromat. Have a good day.

Experienced tripper here. CBD has done nothing for my pain. A friend gave me some Delta-8 and it worked a little for a couple hours. The Delta-9 sounds too trippy for me at my old age,
70. 🙂 BUT, I use 2 strains of Medical Marijuana ( to smoke ), and some Indica gummies for sleep. Why not not try THC?

Good morning @joycemarie, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for posting your cannabis usage and the benefits. Voltaron is kind of scary to me. What CBD oil do you use as a topical? I use a P & B balm. 1:3 CBD/THC for acute pain and then 3:1 CBD/THC for chronic pain. The only RX medications I use are gabapentin and duloxetine. You mention a teeny spoonful at meal times. Is that CBD only? I used to put a dropper in my beverage. Now I just use it as a tincture. Stay with us, We need your feedback,

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering,
Chris

Yes it does! Indica is higher in CBDs that help body pain. Since THC and CBD work together, many time a 1 to 1 ratio gets the benefit of both for inflammation and different kinds of pain, acute and chronic. I take tincture. Has helped with me with chronic pain post surgical for 12 years. You may also need a small amount of another pain killer depending on you pain level. I still use Ice packs to help pain as well.