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  • 50% of U.S. adults say they have experimented with marijuana
  • About one in six Americans (17%) are current users
  • Three in four Americans are concerned about effects on young/teen users
  • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Marijuana doesn’t help with pain specifically, but some of its other elements like CBD can reduce inflammation by allowing more bloodflow since it relaxes your veins through dilation.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      What it does for my nerve disorder is what my neurologist calls pain modification. The pain doesn’t go away, you just care about it less.