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Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Medical Marijuana Use: A Brief Review

Despite federal prohibition of medical marijuana possession, sale, and use, marijuana use continues to escalate as state legalization persists and expands. The purpose of this discussion is to provide a brief summary of the evidence regarding both potential benefits and risks of medical marijuana us...

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Autor principal: Karst, Allison
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30563219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy6040128
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