Marijuana chemical may slow multiple sclerosis


	Marijuana chemical may slow multiple sclerosis

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6-3-2009 2:00 PM

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6-18-2009 12:56 PM

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A pity that studies were stopped in the heat of the moralistic reactionary criminalization of this herbal benefactor.

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