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Cannabis: Medical Uses and Public Safety

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UVM Pharmacology professor Dr. Karen Lounsbury reviews the history of cannabis and the medicinal products derived from it, as well as the benefits, risks, and the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis.

Dr. Lounsbury is a Professor of Pharmacology and the Director of the Foundations Medical Curriculum for the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.

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