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The cannabis that’s used for research in the United States is genetically different to the stuff people are smoking, says a recent study1. The finding suggests that research investigating the plant’s biological effects might not completely replicate the experience of people using commercially available strains ― something researchers have long suspected.
Nature 569, 172 (2019)
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Schwabe, A. L., Hansen, C. J., Hyslop, R. M. & McGlaughlin, M. E. Preprint at bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/592725 (2019).
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