Does marijuana really relieve pain? Here ’s what anesthesiologists say.

A guest column by the  American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com. Marijuana is made from the dried flowers of the cannabis plant. Made of more than 500 chemicals, including over 100 compounds called cannabinoids, the primary active compounds in the plant are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannab idiol (CBD). THC acts on specific brain cell receptors that react to natural […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 13, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/padma-gulur-and-amanda-nelli" rel="tag" > Padma Gulur, MD and Amanda Nelli, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Meds Pain Management Source Type: blogs