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Looking for advice from someone with same condition.

I have not used thc since I was very young im mid 40’s now. I was born without any curve in my back. I now have bad arthritis, 4 damaged disk and the worst grade (3) severe spinal stenosis. My right foot is partially paralyzed now and it is very hard to stand on my feet for long or walk. I do not take any narcotics but am going for steroid shots in my spine. My spine is squeezing my spinal cord and nerves and really makes me miserable. Has any one with this condition gotten any relief from cannabis. I don’t want to get my hopes up or go through the process of getting a card if not. I do get depressed and hardly ever sleep. I was hoping it would ease pain some and let me rest at least. Thanks for any help.

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u/motor_machinest_2025 — 3 days ago

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Are CBD Gummies Becoming More Like Daily Wellness Supplements?

I've noticed more CBD gummies now include ingredients like Vitamin D3, Vitamin C, Zinc, and magnesium, making them feel more like daily wellness supplements than traditional cannabis products.

Would you rather buy a simple CBD gummy or one with added vitamins? Why?

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u/SearchVoyager — 4 days ago

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What makes you trust one wellness company over another?

Hi everyone,

I've been reading through a lot of the discussions here recently, and it's interesting how everyone seems to have their own reasons for trusting one company over another.

With so many options available these days, I'm curious about what actually makes you feel confident enough to try a new one. Is it transparency, independent testing, consistency, customer support, or something completely different?

I thought it would be more useful to ask people with real experience instead of making assumptions. I've seen plenty of companies talk about quality and trust, but I'm more interested in hearing what those words actually mean from a customer's perspective.

Has there ever been something a company did that immediately earned your trust? On the other hand, what are the biggest red flags that make you decide to stay away?

I'd really enjoy hearing everyone's thoughts and experiences.

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u/Extreme-Proof-8291 — 6 days ago

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Study: Cannabis Inhalation Associated With Long-Term Pain Relief, Opioid-Sparing Effects in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lower Back Pain

Petah Tikva, Israel: Patients suffering from chronic lower back pain report sustained improvements and less reliance on prescription medications following the long-term use of cannabis, according to observational data published in the scientific journal Biomedicines.

Israeli investigators assessed the safety and efficacy of inhaled botanical cannabis over five years in a cohort of over 200 patients with treatment-refractory low back pain. (State-licensed cannabis products are available by prescription in Israel.)

At year five, nearly 90 percent of patients experienced a greater than 30 percent reduction in their chronic pain, with 77 percent of participants reporting a greater than 50 percent pain reduction. Over 95 percent of the study’s participants had ceased their use of opioids by the study’s conclusion. Adverse events from cannabis were mild.

Researchers reported: “In this five-year retrospective analysis of prospectively collected outcomes from 241 treatment-refractory CLBP [chronic low back pain] patients, inhaled medical cannabis was associated with large, statistically robust, and clinically meaningful sustained improvements in pain, disability, pain severity, and pain interference. Concomitant medication trajectories showed near-universal displacement of opioids (100 percent to 4.6 percent), NSAIDs (100 percent to 7.1 percent), SSRI/SNRIs (80. percent to 5.4 percent), and gabapentinoids (38.6 percent to 2.5 percent).”

The study’s authors concluded, “These five-year observational data are consistent with inhaled medical cannabis being a clinically meaningful option in CLBP patients who have failed multimodal conventional therapy, with a benefit–risk profile dominated by large, sustained PROM [patient-reported outcome measures] improvements; near-universal opioid sparing; and predominantly mild, well-characterized adverse events. … The within-patient benefit-risk profile … supports consideration of cannabis as a potentially clinically meaningful, opioid-sparing option in patients who have failed multimodal conventional therapy, pending confirmation in randomized comparative trials.”

Data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that nearly one in three patients with chronic pain use cannabis as an analgesic agent and many of those who do substitute it in place of opioids.

Full text of the study, “Long-term inhaled cannabis therapy for chronic low back pain: A five-year retrospective analysis of prospectively collected patient-reported outcomes in 241 treatment-refractory patients,” appears in Biomedicines.

https://norml.org/news/2026/07/02/study-cannabis-inhalation-associated-with-long-term-pain-relief-opioid-sparing-effects-in-patients-with-treatment-resistant-lower-back-pain/?link_id=6&can_id=97b82c10dba689e841cfd0165b46ffd2&source=email-norml-news-of-the-week-722026-2&email_referrer=email_3306474&email_subject=norml-news-of-the-week-722026&&

u/markoj22 — 13 days ago