{"id":3406,"date":"2026-06-30T23:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2026-06-30T23:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T23:19:23","slug":"cannabis-compounds-show-promise-for-pain-relief-without-psychoactive-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3406","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Compounds Show Promise for Pain Relief Without Psychoactive Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences have identified cannabis-derived compounds that may relieve chronic pain without producing a \u201chigh,\u201d according to a new study. The findings, published in <em>Pharmacological Reports<\/em> and summarized by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2026\/06\/260619033343.htm\">ScienceDaily<\/a>, focus on terpenes\u2014aromatic compounds found in cannabis and other plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mouse models of fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain, several terpenes significantly reduced pain levels, with geraniol showing the strongest effect. Unlike THC, these compounds are non-psychoactive, making them a potentially safer alternative to existing treatments, including opioids. Researchers say the discovery could open new pathways for managing chronic pain conditions, particularly fibromyalgia, which remains difficult to treat with current therapies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences have identified cannabis-derived compounds that may relieve chronic pain without producing a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3408,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions\/3408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}