Tag: chronic pain

Split-screen illustration of two doctors, one of whom is ECS-literate. The blog post title is overlaid: 'ECS Literacy in Medicine: Why It Makes Better Doctors'

ECS Literacy in Medicine: Why It Makes Better Doctors

Posted on May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 By Stefan Broselid

What happens to clinical reasoning when a physician understands the endocannabinoid system? Seven conditions, two kinds of doctors, and the reasoning gap that a better curriculum could close.

Critical analysis

JAMA, Medical Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid Blind Spot

Posted on December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 By Stefan Broselid

There is a saying in science: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. But in the case of the recent JAMA review on the therapeutic use of cannabis, I would propose a correction: Absence of mechanistic insight leads to the illusion of insufficient evidence. A new medical cannabis review published this…

Drug Policy

Medicine cabinet with three shelves. Top shelves labeled "Pain Relief" and "Chronic Conditions" show accessible medication bottles in blue. Bottom shelf labeled "Cannabinoid Medicines" shows green bottles but is secured with a large red padlock and chains. A gold price tag reads "cost barrier 60,000 SEK/year". Faded patient silhouettes visible in background. Title: "THE SWEDISH SIN" with subtitle "When Evidence-Based Medicine Meets Bureaucratic Barriers"

The Swedish Sin: When Evidence-Based Medicine Meets Bureaucratic Barriers

Posted on November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 By Stefan Broselid

Sweden claims to have medical cannabis. We tell patients it’s legal. But TLV threatens to make it financially inaccessible (60,000 vs 2,900 SEK/year), regions threaten to fire doctors who prescribe it, and medical schools don’t teach the biology. How bureaucratic ignorance kills a medical intervention without ever banning it.