Neurologist Answers Questions on Medical Cannabis
This weekend, neurologist Ethan Russo with non-profit organization Pain BC, took to Reddit for an online question and answer session on medical cannabis.
The interview offered those the chance to ask Russo, also author of Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs and co-editor of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential, questions about medical cannabis and its use in pain management.
Over the course of the session, Russo touched on issues like CBD strain strength, cannabis’s interaction with opiates and potential birth defects due to use by pregnant mothers.
Russo advised readers that, in his opinion, the healthiest method to take cannabis was oral or oromucosal (applied directly to the mouth or throat).
“Vaporization reduces, but does not eliminate potentially toxic by-products (polyaromatic hydrocarbons, ammonia, etc.),” Russo wrote.
Russo also said cannabis is best at treating pain that stems from systematic and degenerative nervous system issues, but can also be used well on other types of pain.
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