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medical marijuana  

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  • Medical marijuana (cannabis sativa) refers to the medically controlled use of marijuana or tetrahydro-cannabinol (THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana) by patients seeking a means to address medical problems including nausea, vomiting, weight loss, multiple sclerosis, asthma, inflammation, glaucoma, poor appetite, spasticity, chronic pain, and acute pain. There is a consensus that marijuana's medical use developed first in China, spreading to India, Rome, and Greece by the 1st century and eventually reaching Europe and Africa. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Medical Use of Marijuana]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/medical_marijuana

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