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The quality of life would improve for hundreds of women who suffer from the condition, physician Anthony Anzalone said.
"It's a wonder drug," the doctor told Daily Voice. "It would help [menstrual cramps] greatly either in an oil form or topical ointment."
Cannabis contains an anti-inflammatory, which "does a number on" anything that causes pain, the doctor said.
Marijuana doesn't cure a condition but it does treat the symptoms, he said. And unlike opiates, Anzalone said he can sleep soundly knowing his patients won't develop an addiction.
"It's a very clean drug," he said. "It's a plant. I haven't had any problems with it — it didn't affect anyone badly and no one got hooked.
"It just doesn't happen, as opposed to the opiates."
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