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Published online 4 September 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010906-7
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Cannabis spray blunts pain
Early trials suggest cannabis spritz may give relief to chronic pain sufferers.
A spray that delivers the active ingredient of cannabis under the tongue may ease chronic pain, preliminary clinical trials suggest.
Of the 23 patients who participated in the controlled study, only a few failed to respond to the spray, William Nortcutt of James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, UK told the British Association for the Advancement of Science's Annual Festival of Science on Monday.
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