While I'm not particularly thrilled about the increase in marijuana-based pharmaceuticals and much prefer the whole plant medicine approach, this study does show the benefits of marijuana-based medicine and has the potential to help some people. The researchers in this study took a look at the effectiveness of a nasal spray known as Sativex for people suffering with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sativex contains tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol. The study found that Sativex was able to improve participants' pain, movement, and quality of sleep. There were no serious adverse effects and no withdrawal symptoms, which of course would be exactly the same for marijuana itself.
