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Oct 2022
45m 30s

Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Over the past few years, the number and variety of cannabis products legally available to American consumers has soared. Ziva Cooper, PhD, of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, talks about how researchers are exploring both the potential health benefits and the risks of marijuana, CBD and more, aiming to make sure that the science keeps up with p ... Show More
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