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    Objectives. To use crowdfunding campaigns to better understand how cannabidiol (CBD) is represented (and misrepresented) as cancer-related care. Methods. We analyzed CBD-related crowdfunding campaigns (n = 155) created between January 2017 and May 2019 in multiple countries on GoFundme.com. Results. More than 81.9% of campaigns fundraised CBD for curative or life-prolonging reasons, and 25.2%…

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    • Misinformation on every platform. Our study on #CBD bunk: Crowdfunding #Cannabidiol for Cancer: Hype & #Misinformation on #GoFundMe https://t.co/R8aFFnhzle with @marco_zenone @jeremycsnyder "Misinformation around CBD for cancer is widespread on medical crowdfunding campaigns."

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    On a quest to develop more effective pain medicines, scientists are studying how CBD inhibits pain-sensing neurons

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    • Building a better #painkiller https://t.co/G25Zt0PBfh via @EurekAlert @HarvardMed #chronicpain #cannabidiol #ionchannels #pain "it is unlikely that #CBD itself will be useful as a painkiller." So much for the anecdotal patient reports and the $$$ being siphoned off them.