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The Cannabis Spread throughout the Continents and its Therapeutic Use in History

Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Roberto Gagliano-Candela, Luigi Santacroce, Lucrezia Bottalico

Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets · 2021

A review of the historical record for cannabis as a therapeutic agent, following the plant from the earliest societies of the Far East through its later introduction to the western world, and closing on the twentieth-century prohibition and the research that followed the identification of the endocannabinoid system. The authors draw on translations of ancient Greek and Chinese manuscripts alongside the historical and medical literature, working from the National Library of Greece and the University of Athens. A general survey rather than a regional study, so it belongs in the corpus as background on the diffusion narrative rather than as a source on any particular landrace.

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Published1 Mar 2021

TypeJournal article

VenueEndocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

Year2021

DOI10.2174/1871530320666200520095900

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2021-03-01 2026-08-11 The Cannabis Spread throughout the Continents and its Therapeutic Use in History Journal article History Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Roberto Gagliano-Candela, Luigi Santacroce, Lucrezia Bottalico Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2021 10.2174/1871530320666200520095900 https://doi.org/10.2174/1871530320666200520095900 A review of the historical record for cannabis as a therapeutic agent, following the plant from the earliest societies of the Far East through its later introduction to the western world, and closing on the twentieth-century prohibition and the research that followed the identification of the endocannabinoid system. The authors draw on translations of ancient Greek and Chinese manuscripts alongside the historical and medical literature, working from the National Library of Greece and the University of Athens. A general survey rather than a regional study, so it belongs in the corpus as background on the diffusion narrative rather than as a source on any particular landrace.