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Substances, effects and tolerability

The effect of a cannabis-based medicine is determined overwhelmingly by its cannabinoids — above all by the ratio between THC and CBD. Terpenes shape the aroma; therapeutic effects attributed to them rest almost entirely on cell and animal models.

These articles set out what is established about effects, dosing, side effects and interactions — and where the evidence is thinner than the marketing often suggests.