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Subject Body May Use Cannabinoids to Make Placebos Work

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Original Message In clinical trials, new drugs are often compared to older treatments, but sometimes they're also compared to placebos—inert treatments that ought to have no effect. Except that's not what happens. The placebo effect can actually be pretty strong, and even more strangely, placebos can work even when the patient knows they're being given one.

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