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Oral cannabis did not affect dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease
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Oral cannabis did not affect dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease
Neurology. 2004 Oct 12;63(7):1245-50.

19 patients with Parkinson's disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesia completed a 4-week oral cannabis dose-escalation study followed by a randomized crossover trial of cannabis versus placebo (4 weeks each phase). The primary outcome was the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale dyskinesia score. There was no evidence of any effects on Parkinson's or dyskinesia symptoms. Cannabis was well-tolerated.

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OrthoEvidence. Oral cannabis did not affect dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease. ACE Report. 2018;8(10):63. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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