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Marijuana is a lot more than just THC - a pharmacologist looks at the untapped healing compounds

  • Written by James David Adams, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California
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Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states as of November 2018. Yet the federal government still insists marijuana has no legal use and is easy to abuse. In the meantime, medical marijuana dispensaries have an increasing array of products available for pain, anxiety, sex and more.

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