Phantom limb pain can be especially infuriating, as it involves a part of your body that isn’t even there anymore. Over-the-counter or prescription painkillers may help, but they carry unwanted side effects and risks. Luckily, cannabis may also be efficient for phantom limb pain, reducing the need for other potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals or making the patient stop using them altogether. It’s because THC in weed has neuroprotective and pain-relieving properties, and CBD is great for inflammation and anxiety. Medical marijuana is also successfully used for such symptoms related to phantom limb pain as stress, depression, insomnia, and even PTSD (which is not uncommon in people who have survived serious injury and amputation). We have curated a list of strains that other people have used for phantom limb pain and found helpful.