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Cannabis use in medicine continues to confound practitioners. There is confusing interpretation of the efficacy and adverse event data, highlighting the complexity of this unique plant. Cannabis may have a neuroprotective role in SCI.
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Acland, R. The enigma of cannabis use in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases 4, 69 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-018-0098-z
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