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June 10, 2019

Promise of marijuana leads scientists on search for evidence

  • More than a million Americans are using marijuana for their health, but much remains unknown about its risks and benefits.
    • By CARLA K. JOHNSON
    AP Medical Writer

    SEATTLE — Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and a few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S. states have decided pot should be legal to treat many other conditions with little scientific backing.

    At least 1.4 million Americans are using marijuana for their health, according to an Associated Press analysis of states that track medical marijuana patients.


     
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