Medical cannabis vendors must stop making bogus health claims

A pot of medical cannabis on a table

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Cannabis can make scars disappear, reverse Alzheimer’s disease and even cure cancer – that is, if you believe some of the wilder health claims made by US firms in states where medical marijuana has been legalised.

Unfortunately, such assertions aren’t based on a shred of good evidence. Not only are consumers being ripped off, but sometimes their health is being endangered. Little wonder that the US cannabis industry is sometimes dubbed a Wild-West operation.

Although marijuana is best known as a recreational drug that gets you high, the plant has a long

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