US CA: Pot Research Touts Benefits

The Chico News & Review, 26 Jul 2012 – Studies Conclude Marijuana Offers Pain Relief for Various Conditions America’s most expansive studies on the medicinal benefits of marijuana have concluded pot does indeed have therapeutic value. After more than a dozen years of studies and $8.7 million in state funding, California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research found marijuana offers pain relief for nerve damage from injuries, HIV, strokes and other conditions, according to The Sacramento Bee.