Does Cannabis Reduce Pain or the Feeling of it?

Pain management 9/21/18

https://www.inverse.com/article/49184-medical-marijuana-chronic-pain

In a systematic review and meta-analysis released Wednesday, scientists from Syracuse University explain that while studies can’t currently prove that cannabinoid drugs reduce pain, research does demonstrate that they can help with the experience of feeling pain. An evaluation of 18 studies that included 442 adults revealed that the use of cannabinoid drugs modestly increased people’s threshold for pain and reduced pain’s overall sensation of unpleasantness. This suggests to the researchers that cannabis’ analgesic properties, or its ability to relieve pain, affect the mind rather than the body.