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Patterns of medicinal cannabis use, strain analysis, and substitution effect among patients with migraine, headache, arthritis, and chronic pain in a medicinal cannabis cohort

Key Findings:  Chronic pain was the most common reason for cannabis use, consistent with most registries. The majority of headache patients treating with cannabis were positive for migraine.

Type of Study:  Meta-analysis

Study Sample Size:  3405

Study Result:  Positive

Study Location(s):  Canada, United States

Year of Pub:  2018


Cannabinoids Studied:  Cannabidiol (CBD), Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiolic Acid (CBD-a), Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid (THC-a), Anandamide (AEA), Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH)

Phytocannabinoid Source:  Not Applicable

Chemotype:  Chemotype I, Chemotype II, Chemotype III

Terpenes Studied:  ß-Caryophyllene, Humulene, Limonene, Myrcene, Nerolidol, Pinene

Receptors Studied:  CB1, CB2, GPCR 55, TRPA1, TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPM8, PPAR - Gamma

Ligands Studied:  GABA, Glutamate