Figure 3. Pain and Quality of Life scores are improved following medical cannabis certification.
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score, Global Mental Health (GMH), and Global Physical Health (GPH) were measured at baseline (n=36) and at three months (n=26), and six months (n=16) following MC certification. VAS pain score decreased significantly from 6.6 at baseline to 5.0 (**p<0.01) at three months and 5.4 (*p<0.05) at six months (A). GMH increased insignificantly from 45.2 to 48.1 (p=0.17) at three months and 47.4 (p=0.42) at six months (B). GPH increased significantly from 37.5 to 41.4 (*p<0.05) at three months and increased insignificantly to 40.0 (p=0.18) at six months (B).
MC: medical cannabis