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NL: Newfoundland and Labrador
nM: nanomolar
NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartic acid
nmol: nanomole
NNT: number needed to treat
NRG1: neuregulin 1
NRS: numerical rating scale
NRS-PI: numerical rating scale for pain intensity
NS: Nova Scotia
NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSDUH: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
NT: Northwest Territories
NU: Nunavut
O: onset of effects
OA: osteoarthritis
OEA: oleoylethanolamide
ON: Ontario
OR: odds ratio
P: peak effects
PE: Prince Edward Island
P.O.: oral administration
PD: Parkinson’s disease
PDQ-39: 39-Item Parkinson Disease Questionnaire
PEA: palmitoylethanolamide
PLD: phospholipase-D
pNRS: pain numerical rating score
PPAR: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Sytematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PTSD: post-traumatic stress disorder
PWID: people who inject drugs
QC: Quebec
q.i.d.: quater in die (i.e. four times per day)
QoL: quality of life
RA: rheumatoid arthritis
RCT: randomized controlled trial
REM: rapid eye movement
RNA: ribonucleic acid
Rx: prescription
s: second
SAFTEE: Systematic Assessment of Treatment Emergent Events
s.c.: subcutaneous
SCI: spinal cord injury
SD: standard deviation
SDLP: standard deviation of lateral position
SF-36: 36-Item Short Form Health Survey
SIBDQ: short IBD questionnaire
SIV: simian immunodeficiency virus
SK: Saskatchewan
SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism
sNRS: subjective numerical rating spasticity scale
S-TOPS: Short-Form Treatment Outcomes in Pain Survey
SYS: Saguenay Youth Study
t.i.d.: ter in die (i.e. three times per day)
TGCT: testicular germ cell tumours
THC: delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
THCA: tetrahydrocannabinolic acid
THCV: tetrahydrocannabivarin
TIA: transient ischemic attack

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