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Low Dose Vaporized Cannabis Significantly Improves Neuropathic Pain

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The analgesia obtained from a low dose of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (1.29%) in patients, most of whom were experiencing neuropathic pain despite conventional treatments, is a clinically significant outcome and the effect sizes on cognitive testing were consistent with this minimal dose.
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This article is published in The Journal of Pain.The article was published on 2013-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 259 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Analgesic & Neuropathic pain.

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Evidence for the use of “medical marijuana” in psychiatric and neurologic disorders

TL;DR: Clinicians must weigh risks and benefits of the use of MM in their patients and should ensure that patients have tried other treatment modalities with higher levels of evidence for use when available and appropriate.
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Pill testing at music festivals: can we do more harm?

TL;DR: The introduction of pill testing is perceived as a way to monitor pill composition and encourage information exchange, but it is possible that information received from this may also be seen as affirming the quality and purity of the pill.
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Maintenance of Blinding in Clinical Trials and the Implications for Studying Analgesia Using Cannabinoids.

TL;DR: After a study has been completed, the use of statistical methodologies such as regression and mediation analysis are worthy of consideration to see whether psychoactive effects biased the results.
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Method and device for vaporization and inhalation of isolated substances

TL;DR: A dose unit comprising at least one isolated bioactive agent applied on a carrier material in thermal contact with an electrically heating element configured to vaporize a pre-determined amount of the agent for pulmonary delivery thereof is provided in this paper.
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Clinical importance of changes in chronic pain intensity measured on an 11-point numerical pain rating scale

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Neuropathic Pain: A Maladaptive Response of the Nervous System to Damage

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