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In the Denver Post this morning

Medical marijuana eases migraine pain

By Kristen Skovira
Denver7
POSTED:   01/24/2016 12:01:00 AM MSTADD A COMMENT




Migraines can hamper productivity when they strike, but for the first time, Colorado researchers have proof that medical marijuana can help ease that dreadful pain.
"We were not expecting the decrease in frequency in migraine that we saw. It was pretty dramatic," said Dr. Sarah Anderson with Skaggs School of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Researchers at CU Anschutz looked at dozens of charts from patients treated at Gedde Whole Health, a private Colorado clinic that prescribes medical marijuana for a variety of ailments.
Patients can be hesitant to either report that they are using medical marijuana or even inquire about using it in the first place.
Of the 121 patients studied, 103 reported a decrease in their monthly migraines. To put it another way, the frequency of migraines dropped from about 10 per month to less than five. Researchers believe it is the serotonin that plays a role in migraine headaches but want to study how cannabinoids ease the pain. Read it all, here:
 http://www.denverpost.com/news/local/ci_29424141/medical-marijuana-eases-migraine-pain

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