Controversial Plant Cannabis: A Medicinal Boon or A Drug

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Controversial Plant Cannabis: A Medicinal Boon or A Drug

Jyoti Prakash Sahoo^*

Dept. of Agricultural Biotechnology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India

Ambika Prasad Mishra

Dept. of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India

Kailash Chandra Samal

Dept. of Agricultural Biotechnology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India

DOI: NIL

Keywords: Cannabidiol, Cannabis, Controversy, Drug

Abstract

Medicinal Cannabis, or medicinal marijuana, is a medication that even in recent times, has received much worldwide attention. A few of the issues associated with this treatment are controversies surrounding legal, ethical and societal implications connected with use; secure implementation, labelling and distributing; adverse health consequences and deaths attributed to marijuana intoxication; and therapeutic indications based on limited experimental research. At present, marijuana is acknowledged by the U.S. The 1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (Regulated Substances Act) of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA's) as a Schedule I controlled substance, defined as having an abuse potential, no currently accepted medicinal use in treatment in the United States and a shortage of accepted safety information for medical supervision use. House of Representatives passes marijuana legalisation bill, according to recent news from USA TODAY on Dec 4, 2020.