History of cannabis as a medicine: a review História da cannabis como medicamento: uma revisão

Cannabis as a medicine was used before the Christian era in Asia, mainly in India. The introduction of cannabis in the Western medicine occurred in the midst of the 19th century, reaching the climax in the last decade of that century, with the availability and usage of cannabis extracts or tinctures...

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Main Author: Antonio Waldo Zuardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2006-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462006000200015