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Medical Cannabis Trial Shows Promise for Chronic Pain Relief

10/2/2025

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David Nutt of Imperial College London calls for rational medical cannabis prescribing amid NHS limits.
A multi-phase trial across 66 sites enrolled 820 adults with chronic low back pain.
VER-01 reduced pain by 1.9 points versus 1.4 with placebo, with sleep and function gains.
Adverse effects were more common with VER-01 but mostly mild; no dependence observed.

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Story summary

David Nutt of Imperial College London calls for rational medical cannabis prescribing amid NHS limits.
A multi-phase trial across 66 sites enrolled 820 adults with chronic low back pain.
VER-01 reduced pain by 1.9 points versus 1.4 with placebo, with sleep and function gains.
Adverse effects were more common with VER-01 but mostly mild; no dependence observed.