Cannabis Marketed in SF Shops For Pain And Sleep Despite Lack of Clinical Evidence: UCSF

Walk into a Bay Area dispensary looking for help with an aching back or a restless night, and odds are the person behind the counter will steer you to a lotion or a gummy. A new UCSF study says that’s common — and that the advice often leans on personal experience more than clinical evidence. Posing as customers, researchers heard specific product and strain tips in dozens of shops, raising the question of how well retail guidance matches what the science actually supports, even as more Californians turn to cannabis for relief and clinicians say the evidence remains uneven. Read more »