The Diabetic News Delivering a World of Diabetic News http://thediabeticnews.com/content/node/734/atom/feed 2008-08-28T23:21:02-04:00 Medicinal Marijuana Effective for Neuropathic Pain http://thediabeticnews.com/content/2008/8/14/734 2008-08-14T00:00:00-04:00 2008-08-28T23:21:02-04:00 admin August 2008 - In a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on the neuropathic pain associated with HIV, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found that reported pain relief was greater with cannabis than with a placebo. The study, sponsored by the University of California Center for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR) based at UC San Diego, will be published on line, August 6 in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.

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