An extract taken from the cannabis plant has been found to reduce chronic low back pain without risking addiction, according to a study.

Researchers said the results could be the "first non-addictive and clinically proven chronic pain treatment" based on the cannabis plant.

The findings could lead to a "promising" clinical strategy to help people manage their pain without any associated risks with addiction.

"Given the high prevalence of chronic low back pain and the global scale of the opioid crisis , these findings highlight a promising, non-addictive pain-management strategy for clinical use," researchers said.

The trial, published in the Nature Medicine journal , involved more than 800 people.

The cannabis extract VER-01 was found to reduce pain "without serious side effec

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