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Sleep and Wakefulness Research Systematic review BMC Psychiatry

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Medicinal cannabis for psychiatric disorders: a clinically-focused systematic review

Jerome Sarris, Justin Sinclair, Diana Karamacoska, Margaret Davidson, Joseph Firth
BMC Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2020 243 citations

This 2019 systematic review looked at human studies of medicinal cannabis and cannabis-derived isolates for major psychiatric disorders. The authors found that the evidence is very new and limited, so it is too early to recommend cannabis medicines for psychiatric conditions. Some small or isolated studies suggest benefits for a…

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