This narrative review represents an output from the International Association for the Study of
Pain's global task force on the use of cannabis, cannabinoids, and cannabis-based
medicines for pain management, informed by our companion systematic review and meta-
analysis of preclinical studies in this area. Our aims in this review are (1) to describe the
value of studying cannabinoids and endogenous cannabinoid (endocannabinoid) system
modulators in preclinical/animal models of pain;(2) to discuss both pain-related efficacy and …