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We interviewed 30 participants (20 women with HIV and 10 women without HIV) enrolled in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study\/Women\u2019s Interagency HIV Study Combined Cohort Study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Factors influencing cannabis use were similar across groups including relief from psychological distress, pain management, sleep assistance, and reduction or replacement of other substances. Women with HIV more often reported greater mental health symptom burden, along with appetite stimulation and energy enhancement as motives for use. Across both groups, motives shifted over time from social to therapeutic purposes. Most women felt comfortable informing medical providers of cannabis use. 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