Cannabis extract could form basis of new anti-psychotic treatments

Once upon a time you'd mostly hear the likes of Cheech and Chong singing the praises of marijuana, but nowadays doctors and scientists are joining in. Compounds like cannabidiol (CBD) are of particular interest, since they've been found to impart benefits to the brain without the negative "stoned" side-effects. Now, researchers at King's College London have shown that CBD could help reset the brain abnormalities found in people suffering from psychosis.

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• Brain
• Cannabis
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• Drugs
• Kings College
• Marijuana
• MRI
• Neuroscience
• Psychology

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