Because Cannabis has been a Schedule 1 drug for decades, and the US will vilified any country that tried to change that. It was on Schedule 1, meaning it had no medical use. And because it was on Schedule 1, getting a permit to conduct Medical research on it was impossible, because it had no medical use. Catch 22.

That's why there was no research on it. But with it being legalized in many places now, we are starting to see research on it.



https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can ... 8082414476

And CBD is even being recognized as a medicine in the US, and being sold in many pharmacies.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/is ... to-science

There are several reasons as to why any reported benefit will be outstripped by lack of benefit and increased risk of harm, and why cannabis is contributing to ongoing opioid use, and subsequently, the opioid epidemic. There is evidence in animal models showing adolescent rats exposed to THC will develop enhanced heroin self administration as adults11 which may be due to activation of mesolimbic transmission of dopamine by a common mu opioid receptor mechanism.11,12 More than 90% of heroin users report a prior history of marijuana use compared to a prior history of painkiller use (47%).13 Prospective twin studies demonstrated that early cannabis use was associated with an increased risk of other drug abuse.14 This particular study was conducted when the THC content was much lower than todays products which can reach 95% THC.

The currently accepted body of evidence supporting use of cannabis in pain consists of 28 studies comprised of 63 reports and 2,454 patients.15 Additional articles relying on this primary paper misleading stating that “there is substantial evidence that cannabis is an effective treatment for chronic pain in adults.”16 Both articles noted that products typically studied are not available in the United States (nabiximols, Sativex) or were with available synthetic agents (dronabinol, nabilone), and were studied in less common pain conditions: neuropathic and cancer pain. Currently there is no widely available or accepted medical literature showing any benefit for pain with dispensary cannabis in common pain conditions.17 Dispensary cannabis is a generic substance containing multiple components which may have physiologic activity in the body. The College of Family Physicians of Canada outlined potential prescribing guidelines of medical cannabinoids in primary care.18 They strongly recommended against use for acute pain, headache, osteoarthritis, and back pain, and also discouraged smoking.

So I'll repeat what I said before. If it works take it, if it doesn't don't but don't expect it to be the miracle drug that cures every physical ailment under the sun because, it isn't, no matter how much people want it to be.

I can state without hesitation that it's helped me immensely with the inflammation problems in my lower back.

Helped the old lady too. Me, I was skeptical cuz there's no science but I fucked my back up in May. Got to the point my legs were numb, I was falling down, when I stood I got this intense pain like my legs were being pulled from their sockets. Pain was so bad that if I rolled over in my sleep it woke me up! Tried some of her gummies and slept thru the night.
So I'm being scientific. Repeat over and over, it works. For me anyway.
Half this town is on it for arthritis and chronic pain.
My purely unscientific observation is that THC helps too. at least adds some fun into picture...

I had a very busy weekend. Back was sore, hips felt like they were being torn out of their sockets every time I tried to stand up. Can't feel my left foot.

Almost exactly my symptoms! MRI says arthritis, when it flares it presses more on the spinal nerve.
Almost every older person I know with arthritis is swearing by CBD