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HIV/AIDS (appetite & weight) & cannabis

Dronabinol (synthetic THC) is FDA-approved for AIDS-related anorexia and weight loss, and there is some signal for HIV-related neuropathic pain. Benefit is largely specific to the AIDS context.

Sources: Dronabinol label (FDA) · NASEM 2017

Most-studied cannabinoids

THC

Safety & cautions

Psychoactive effects; benefit is condition-specific.

Clinical research below concerns cannabis or cannabinoids, not evidence that a named cultivar treats a condition.

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