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Who Gets To Define the Future Of Cannabis Medicine? (Op-Ed)

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November 3, 2026

[#item_full_content] “Becoming a credible healthcare category does not require whole-plant cannabinoid medicine to become indistinguishable from conventional pharmaceuticals.” By Matthew Myro Rothman, EM2P2 and CannaLnx For decades, the medical cannabis movement fought for something that should have been relatively simple: recognition that cannabis can be medicine. Patients fought for access. Physicians put their reputations on the Who Gets To Define the Future Of Cannabis Medicine? (Op-Ed) Read More

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