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Just in case this helps anyone:

I didn’t have RSI, but as I approached 70, I started getting arthritis in my hands and wrists that sometimes made keyboard work unpleasant.

My doctor gave me a prescription for a cream with a very high dose of THC and CBD that worked like magic for me. If I stop using the cream, a month later the discomfort returns. As far as I know, this external use cream has no bad side effects. Talk with your doctor.

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Interesting. Does the prescription have a drug name? I've been using an OTC CBD balm for bone-on-bone arthritis knee pain, but I'd love something with a bit more oomph to help reduce pain and inflammation. I'd love to be able to ask my doc about it.

Look online, you can get creams with CBD, CBG, and THC. Federally legal in the US because it's hemp derived and less than .3% THC by weight.

Right, that's what I've been using, I was curious about the higher dose prescription version GP referred to

I don't think you'll find anything more potent than the legal limit for hemp. That would be a very high dose.

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