A reader points to an article that asks, "Can Cannabis Reduce HIV Disease Progression?"

"These results indicate that chronic [THC] does not increase viral load or aggravate morbidity and may actually ameliorate SIV [Simiam immunodeficiency virus] disease progression," the study authors concluded…. "We speculate that reduced levels of SIV, retention of body mass, and attenuation of inflammation are likely mechanisms for [THC]-mediated modulation of disease progression that warrant further study," they wrote.