From farm to bedside: Potential of medical cannabis in global health

Introduction: The growing opioid crisis and persistent global health disparities underscore the urgent need for alternative therapeutic strategies. Cannabis, with its long-standing historical use and recent legislative developments, presents a potentially significant avenue for addressing these chal...

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Published in:	Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Main Authors:	Maureen Bilinga Tendwa, Tejaswini Appidi, Brylyne Chitsunge, Michele Moreau, Blessed Okole, Lonji Kalombo, Abba Mallum, Twalib Ngoma, Daniel P. Weadock, Eric Tanifum, Simon Erridge, Mikael Sodergren, Rob Sims, Calvin Johnson, Ngeh Toyang, Henry Lowe, Bashkim Ziberi, Luc Richner, Sandra Carrillo, Stephen Avery, Judey Pretorius, Rachel Chikwamba, Fleury A.Nsole Biteghe, Peter Grinspoon, Gary Strichtartz, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Wilfred Ngwa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Medical Cannabis Global health Africa Cannabis Evidence-based-medicine
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229925000809

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