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Cannabidiol: Swinging the Marijuana Pendulum From 'Weed' to Medication to Treat the Opioid Epidemic.

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Trends Neurosci. 2017 Feb 2. pii: S0166-2236(17)30001-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2016.12.006.

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Hurd YL1.

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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.

PMID: 28162799
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2016.12.006

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Cannabidiol: Swinging the Marijuana Pendulum From 'Weed' to Medication to Treat the Opioid Epidemic.

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