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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago

Scientists found a cannabis compound that relieves pain without the high

www.sciencedaily.com

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Scientists found a cannabis compound that relieves pain without the high

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago
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Compounds responsible for the aroma of cannabis and many other plants may offer a surprising new way to relieve chronic pain. Researchers found that several cannabis-derived terpenes significantly reduced pain in mouse models of fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain, with one terpene, geraniol, showing especially strong effects. Unlike THC, these compounds are not associated with psychoactive effects, making them a potentially attractive alternative for pain treatment.
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  • Formfiller@lemmy.world
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    Boo

  • TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world
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    But like, the buzz cures pain too. Or is no one else dealing with depression?

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    :(

  • raynethackery@lemmy.world
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    And then it gets patented and costs $10,000 a dose.

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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      Currently happening with kratom and psylocibin as well.

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    Can I get the high without the pain relief? I don’t like risking overdose on too many marijuanas

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    Pass.

    Call me when they develop weed without pain relief that only gets you high as giraffe balls.

    • Dvixen@lemmy.world
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      Maybe you and I can go splits. You can have my share of the stone if I can have the pain relief part.

    • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Ngl that just sounds like my normal weed for years. Originally took it for foot pain after work and it did nothing, but I was high as fuck and didn’t care that much

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        that’s kind of how it works though. The first time i took weed I was doing 12 hour shifts in kitchen work, and i noted how it didn’t remove the pain, it just made me stop careing about it.

        • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Definitely still couldn’t walk properly because of pain, seems a bit pointless, but that’s just me

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            TBF foot/leg pain to a 20 something, is not the same as chronic pain due to an injury, so i’m not discounting you, just voicing my experience.

            also, i was smoking 'mersh not the medical grade stuff, so…

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      Huh…I’ve always heard “giraffe pussy.” Lol I never thought about it the other way.

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        It takes 2 giraffes.

    • oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip
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      Now that’s the idea.

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    I’d use it, if it were legal and wouldn’t threaten my job. I have no interest in getting high.

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    Sounds shit. Gimme both tx

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    Because you’re not allowed to feel good with any medical treatment.

    No.

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      Or because plenty of people want medicine without unwanted side effects.

      • Smaile@lemmy.ca
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        Yah the mental haze isn’t a fun trap to fall into. (young me as source)

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      Maybe you want to drive a car safely.

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        Then I use paracetamol and codeine, and stay off medicinal cannabis

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          codeine is an opiate. you’re not allowed to drive on that.

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            In UK you can if it doesn’t affect your driving.

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            I am here

            I take one tablet, if I need to

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              “Take opioids instead of non-psychoactive cannabinoids for pain” is a wild take my guy

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                I once had a social worker tell me I should stop smoking weed and get on opiates. I told him he could go fuck himself.

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                There was an injection of tongue in cheek with the first comment as well, but that seemed to have missed most

                There’s a big difference between one Panadeine forte and the opioids you might be thinking of. Sometimes it’s just a paracetamol

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                  …paracetamol is not an opioid.

        • terabyterex@lemmy.world
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          i am sure this cannabis is safer than paracetamol or codeine. and there are people who want that

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          Codeine can still make people sleepy and sluggish. It’s still an opioid that can lead to dependence and withdrawal. It still has negative GI side effects causing constipation. It’s not a good idea for driving while under the influence. If this can help people in pain without side effect that can cause impairment, why not. Getting high off of cannabis can still be allowed.

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            the first time i took Hydrocodone was after I had my wisdom teeth pulled. I slept a full 8 hours, got up, took my next dose, and then proceeded to pass out for ANOTHER full 8 hours. I put two and two together pretty quickly and just decided to deal with the pain.

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            I’m not going to argue, really

            I take one if I have to drive and I’m in pain.

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              You don’t need to argue. You just need to accept that every time you do that you put your life, and the lives of the people around you, in danger. And that’s simply a fact.

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                Yeah look I think there might be a difference between one Panadeine forte and hard core opiates that have people nodding off.

                Certainly, it’s a lot better than vaping two caps before driving and nine times out of ten it’s just a paracetamol anyway

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              But if you have cannabis without the high, you could use that instead and be safer.

              I’d love to have the option as a medical marijuana user. Not as punishment for having pain, but for having more options.

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                Yeah look, I don’t it’s a bad thing at all, I know this would benefit many people

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                  Your parent comment resonated with me, I get that knee jerk reaction about punishing pain. But yeah I can begrudgingly admit that I would use this if it was available for driving and such.

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          Ok thats not exactly an improvement.

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      On one hand, it sounds like Puritanical bullshit, but on the other hand, I’d like the option.

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      Idk some people like going to work without pain.

      For me cannabis is an incredibly strong depressant. I can feel suicidal for free with pain, thanks.

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    Lol. Where’s the fun then haha? /s

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    Has science gone too far?

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    I miss my MJ, but it fucks with my heart so it’s a no go for me. It was critical to my recovery after a head on collision and the after effects. Doc was prescribing dilaudid, and that shit is something like sythentic heroin and his nurse i calling like every week to find out why i never filled the rx.

    Nooo thanks. I hope this proves to be viable.

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      Weed smells like pine trees because they both have the chemical in this “study”.

      https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-to-know-pine-needle-tea

      It’s way easier and basically free if you have any sort of access to a pine tree.

      Which is why no one pays for studies about that method.

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        who told you weed smells like pine? am i the only one who thinks that’s crazy?

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          https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/what-is-pinene-and-what-are-the-benefits-of-this-cannabis-terpene

          If you haven’t noticed, there’s a shit kind of different weeds.

          That is mainly due to varying terepens.

          Some weed, smells like pine tree to various degrees.

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            neat thanks

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          You know some people can’t smell pine?

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    Booooringg.

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    without the high, double blind human trials will be relatively easy. looking forward to that.

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    1. Original Article;
    2. Article is from March 18, 2025;
    3. I personally don’t reccomend following sciencedaily as they seem to have bad practices like publishing old articles frequently.

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