Participants of a two-year study period 2016-2018 reported improved quality of life with cannabis use.
This comparative study of 800 medical cannabis users and 460 non-cannabis users both adult and juvenile. Gathered self or caregiver reported information about daily activities including medical visits, hospital stays, sick days from work, and over-the-counter medication use. The participant reported data about pain, sleep, and anxiety using various assessment scales to give a rating to their daily activities and health. The participants revealed that medical cannabis users took 14% fewer prescription medications and were 39% less likely to have visited an emergency room than non-cannabis users. Additionally, 8 % of cannabis users reported better quality of life on average, 9% reduction in pain scores, and 12% reduction in anxiety. While this study is just a small section of the over 2.1 million medical cannabis consumers that use it for over 40 different health conditions. The results do give evidence that the medicinal effect of the cannabis plant is effective in improving quality of life.
