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Plant-derived cannabis extracts provide superior relief and offer other clinically meaningful advantages over opioids in patients suffering from chronic low back pain, according to clinical trial data published in the journal Pain and Therapy .

A team of German investigators compared the safety and efficacy of a proprietary cannabis extract (VER-01) containing 2.5 mg of THC and standardized percentages of CBD and CBG (cannabigerol) to commercially available opioids in a cohort of 392 older adults with intractable lower back pain. Study participants were randomly designated to use either opioids or cannabis extracts for six months.

Patients taking cannabis extracts experienced greater short-term and long-term pain relief, as well as

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