AIDS Treat News. 2000 Aug; (348): 3-4.

Marijuana safety study completed: weight gain, no safety problems.

James JS.

No safety problems specific to HIV or protease inhibitors were found in a study in which volunteers stayed in a research hospital 24 hours a day and were randomly assigned to either smoke marijuana, take oral THC, or take an oral placebo. Marijuana and THC use was associated with weight gain.