Migraine: Medical Marijuana Reduces Frequency Of Attacks, Study Finds

Medical marijuana treatment cut the frequency of migraines in a month by more than half, the researchers reported.

The reduction in migraine frequency was "statistically and clinically significant," according to the researchers.

Migraine attacks can be lessened by medical marijuana, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

The researchers analyzed the charts of 121 patients who were diagnosed with migraine and treated at a medical marijuana specialty clinic called Gedde Whole Health. More than 60 percent of the patients were taking or had a history of taking marijuana when their treatment began. The treatment period lasted from January 2010 to September 2014.

Based on the patients' records, treatment with medical cannabis reduced migrane attacks from 10.4 to 4.6 in a month. Among the patients, 103 said the frequency of...

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