Cannabis and cannabinoids gained increasing attention for their possible clinical
uses, as recently reported in a Special issue of this journal. The Mario Negri Institute
recently organized a national conference on the therapeutic potential of clinical
use of Cannabis, hosting lectures from main Italian stakeholders in the area. The
goal was to clarify the current national regulations regarding production, prescription
and availability in Italy, and to evaluate the current state on the clinical use of
Cannabis.
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Publication history
Published online: October 31, 2018
Accepted:
October 25,
2018
Received in revised form:
October 24,
2018
Received:
September 26,
2018
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