Cannabidiol: Swinging the Marijuana Pendulum From ‘Weed’ to Medication to Treat the Opioid Epidemic

Yasmin L. Hurd

doi:10.1016/j.tins.2016.12.006

Cannabidiol: Swinging the Marijuana Pendulum From ‘Weed’ to Medication to Treat the Opioid Epidemic

Yasmin L. Hurd

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Abstract

Epidemics require a paradigm shift in thinking about all possible solutions. The rapidly changing sociopolitical marijuana landscape provides a foundation for the therapeutic development of medicinal cannabidiol to address the current opioid abuse crisis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	124-127
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Neurosciences
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2016.12.006
State	Published - 1 Mar 2017

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Cannabidiol: Swinging the Marijuana Pendulum From ‘Weed’ to Medication to Treat the Opioid Epidemic

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