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PubMed: 32906770 DOI: 10.3390/medicina56090453
Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use.
Medicina (Kaunas) 56(9)
Authors: Simona Pichini, Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Raffaele Giorgetti
Affiliations
- Department of Excellence of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, "Politecnica delle Marche" University of Ancona, Via Tronto 10/a, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
- Analytical Pharmacotoxicology Unit, National Centre on Addiction and Doping, Istituto Superiore di Sanità V.Le Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Abstract
Cannabis products have been used for centuries by humans for recreational and medical purposes. Resent research, proposed the promising therapeutic potential of cannabis and related cannabinoids for a wide range of medical conditions, including psychiatric and neurological diseases. This Special Issue presents the latest updates on medicinal cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids pharmacology, toxicology and new analytical methods to identify and quantify these compounds in conventional and non-conventional biological matrices. Moreover, it provides current data regarding their adverse effects, safety, application for medical purposes and their harmful effects.
MeSH
Cannabinoids, Medical Marijuana