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Calls for medicinal marijuana

Greenwich Mean Time — Monday, August 29, 2011

Calls for medicinal marijuana:

... the scientific case for using cannabis medicinally is very strong”. In the US, 16 states currently allow patients access to medical marijuana, while a UK company provides cannabis-based Sativex on prescription in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Spain.

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