%0 Journal Article %T CANNABIS, UNA OPCI¨®N TERAP¨¦UTICA %A Osorio %A Jos¨¦ Henry %A Tangarife %A Hugo Fernando %J Biosalud %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X cannabis sativa l. preparations, such as marijuana, hashish and dagga, have been used in medicine for many centuries. it is now known that ¦Ä9tetrahydrocannabinol (¦Ä9-thc) and its related compounds, exert a wide array of effects on the immune, digestive, reproductive, ocular, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems. the present review analyses the literature related to the therapeutic effects of cannabis. %K medicine %K cannabis %K therapeutic %K history %K abused drugs. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1657-95502009000100019&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en