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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Cannabinoids and THC can have miraculous effects on chronic…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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President Trump Signs Executive Order Easing Marijuana Restrictions

Published | Video Starts at 17:38

This is a question, a scientific question that has divided our country for many, many years. And there are valid claims on both sides. On one side, patients and physicians, Cannabinoids and THC can have miraculous effects on chronic pain, epilepsy, PTSD, and chemotherapy-induced nausea. My friend Howard Kessler, without whom we wouldn't be here today, has drove this change in the schedule. And he did it because of his own experience in mitigating the impacts of chemotherapy. (17:38–17:57)

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Asserts that cannabinoids and THC have significant positive effects on certain medical conditions.

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