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Marijuana Can Be Effective in Treating Pain, Insomnia: Study

Cannabis can treat both pain and insomnia in people who want to avoid prescription and sleep medications.

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Cannabis can treat both pain and insomnia in people who want to avoid prescription and sleep medications, a study has found.

The study, published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, looked at 1,000 people taking legalised marijuana in an American state.

Researchers in the US found that among the 65 per cent of people taking cannabis for pain, 80 per cent found it was very or extremely helpful.

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