I was skimming over my regular WebMD updates and a picture of green leafy plants caught my eye. I read the topic and there it was, listed among the alternative pain relievers for chronic pain. I'm glad to see medical professionals discussing it without regard to legal or no. I'm encouraged that there are treatment protocols since that's what I'm used to working with in patient care. I really felt kept in the dark previously and discouraged from asking questions regarding pain and use of marijuana. Yay for getting information via mainstream as well as friends and the " I heard it from ..."

Living With Pain
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Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain
From acupuncture to marijuana and more.
By R. Morgan Griffin
WebMD Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
If you have chronic pain and are looking for alternatives to medication and surgery, you have a lot of options. Alternative pain treatments that doctors once scoffed at are now standard at many pain centers.

"That phrase 'alternative pain treatments' doesn't mean much to me," says Seddon R. Savage, MD, incoming president of the American Pain Society. "I think the line between them and mainstream treatment is pretty blurry now." http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/chronic-pain-10/alternative-treatme...

I hope the link is active, some of the content is behind a password for me.

Keep up the good work y'all !