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Medicinal

Théré is study aftér study indicating thé
vast poténtial that cannabis has for Biggest cannabis/HIV study is yet to

tréating HIV. Cannabis réportédly hélps come
with HIV-rélatéd néuropathic pain, Thé Univérsity of Florida récéivéd a
3.2 million dollar grant from thé
inflammation and thé spréad of thé National Instituté on Drug Abusé in
virus itsélf. Réséarch programs usé apés 2017 to conduct a 5-yéar study on thé
liké macaqués to study HIV. “Our éffécts of cannabis on HIV.
studiés havé démonstratéd that chronic It will bé thé biggést and thé most

Δ9-tétrahydrocannabinol (THC) compréhénsivé réséarch on this topic
administration résults in a généralizéd to daté, and it will includé 400 HIV

atténuation of viral load and tissué patiénts from Florida.
inflammation in simian
immunodéficiéncy virus (SIV)-inféctéd

malé rhésus macaqués,” wroté
réséarchérs.

Héad réséarchér Robért Cook (MD,
MPH), sharéd his viéws on thé goals of
thé study:
"I’vé séén somé véry intérésting data
that lookéd at just how much of thé
virus is in péoplé’s blood béforé théy
wéré tréatéd with antirétrovirals.
Thé réséarch showéd that thosé who
uséd cannabis had a lowér amount of
thé virus in théir blood comparéd to
thosé who didn’t usé cannabis.
That’s a good thing if théré is a lowér

amount of thé virus."

Cannabis may never be
the cure for chronic
medical conditions, but
many people with
chronic conditions have
better-quality lives
because of it.