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Characteristics of and 3-month health outcomes for people seeking treatment with prescribed cannabis: Real-world evidence from Project Twenty21

Michael T. Lynskey, Anne Katrin Schlag, Alkyoni Athanasiou‐Fragkouli, David R. Badcock, David Nutt
Drug Science Policy and Law Summary & key facts 2023 19 citations

Project Twenty21 collected real-world data from people in the UK who sought prescribed medicinal cannabis. Data at treatment start were available for 2,833 patients and 1,410 had 3-month follow-up for anxiety, chronic pain or PTSD. On average, patients reported improvements in condition-specific symptoms and in general health and quality of…

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