Medical marijuana: Know a lot about your pot!

This video provides an introduction to cannabis and the medical research that has been conducted about this drug.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Yosi Lapido, Narmin Mortagy, Faiz Mumtaz and Elaine Nguyen.

Copyright McMaster University 2019.

Video Editing Software: Wondershare Filmora 9, Camtasia 2018, and Bitable.

Music: “Jupiter the Blue” by Gillicuddy. “Buddy,” aka, “Jazz Piano” from iMovie. Voice-over recorded with Audacity, and a Yeti USB microphone.

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https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-medical-marijuana-market

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