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Medicinal use of cannabis based products and cannabinoids

Tom P. Freeman, Chandni Hindocha, Sebastian F Green, Michael Bloomfield

BMJ · 2019 · 211 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Cannabis based products for medicinal use contain cannabinoids derived from the cannabis plant, including 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), or a combination of THC and CBD. Synthetic cannabinoids for medicinal use typically mimic the effects of specific cannabinoids such as THC

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