Key points

Cannabis is showing increasing promise in the treatment of many neuropsychiatric diseases.

Use of cannabis to treat these diseases has been shown to decrease caregiver burden and burnout.

Research into cannabis can provide a unique way to understand, and treat, neurological disorders.

Despite its promise, federal laws, stigmatization and lack of funding limits widespread cannabis adoption.

A perception persists in popular culture of cannabis primarily being taken by “stoners,” Cheech and Chong types, those among us wanting to leave the realities of life behind for a few fleeting moments or hours.

A subset of people fitting that characterization certainly exists, and yet, when used properly, cannabis is one of the safest substances to take to have that escape, that recalibr

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