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Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Aim: To determine the effect of smoked cannabis on the neuropathic pain of HIV-associated sensory neuropathy and an experimental pain model.

Cannabidiol in patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy: an open-label interventional trial.

Authors: Orrin Devinsky, Eric Marsh, Daniel Friedman, Elizabeth Thiele, Linda Laux, et al
The Lancet Neurology, March 2016

BACKGROUND: Almost a third of patients with epilepsy have a treatment-resistant form, which is associated with severe morbidity and increased mortality. Cannabis-based treatments for epilepsy have generated much interest, but scientific data are scarce. We aimed to establish w…