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Medical Cannabis - A Historical Perspective
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: Received: 29 March 2022 / Approved: 7 April 2022 / Online: 7 April 2022 (04:14:19 CEST)
How to cite: Freitas, H. Medical Cannabis - A Historical Perspective . Preprints 2022, 2022040054. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202204.0054.v1. Freitas, H. Medical Cannabis - A Historical Perspective . Preprints 2022, 2022040054. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202204.0054.v1.
Abstract
The cannabis plant has been known for millennia for its properties such as textile fiber, food, recreational and medicinal use. Since the origin of its domestication in Asia, cannabis has been transported to the rest of the continents by merchants, nomads, settlers, and slaves, who have also carried with them valuable knowledge about its uses. Its medical use was one of the major contributions of this plant in the various civilizations through which it passed. This article aims to understand its origins, dissemination, and medical use over the years to the present day.
Keywords
Medical Cannabis; history of cannabis; medicine; cannabinoids
Subject
MEDICINE & PHARMACOLOGY, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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