Medical marijuana can be an alternative medicine for back pain, and it does not have the same side effects association with traditionally chronic pain medications. Marijuana for back pain can help with your back pain in the following ways:

Reduce or eliminate your pain so you can live an active life.
Reduce or eliminate your need to take potentially dangerous or addictive medications
Reduce or eliminate your depression, insomnia and anxiety that may come with chronic pain
Give you peace of mind that you’re using a natural treatment for your back pain.
Allow you to live a better quality of life.
A University of Colorado’s Spine Center research project looked at 200 patients who had back pain or degenerative disc problems. Out of all the participants who used cannabis for back pain, 89 percent said it eased their pain moderately or greatly. Eighty-one percent claimed it worked as well as or even better than narcotic pain medication. They also stated that they didn’t need to consume weed more than one or twice a day.