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Tweets about cannabis' health benefits are full of mistruths

  • Written by Jon-Patrick Allem, Assistant Professor of Research, University of Southern California
Thomas Uhle, a grow manager, tends to marijuana plants growing at GB Sciences Louisiana in Baton Rouge in August 2019.Gerald Herbert/AP Photo

There has been a lot of talk in the U.S. about legalizing recreational cannabis, and about cannabis’ potential to help with health issues.

Scientists working in medicine may have a lot to discover about...

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