Cannabis, cannabinoids and cancer – the evidence so far

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[Please note – we are updating this blog post regularly as new research is published.]

Few topics spark as much debate on this blog and on our Facebook page than cannabis.

So we thought we’d take a look at the common questions raised about the evidence and research into cannabis, cannabinoids (the active chemicals found in the plant and elsewhere) and cancer, and address some of the wider issues that crop up in this debate.

We’ve broken it down under a number of headings:

This post is long, but can be summarised by saying that at the moment there isn’t enough reliable evidence to prove...

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