Does cannabis help people beat drug dependency?
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Drug policy around the world is focused on preventing people from becoming drug dependent. But given that some people do become drug dependent, what can we do to help them? Over the years many ideas for effectively beating drug dependency have come forward, from the obscure drug ibogaine to firing lasers into the brain. One simple idea is slowly gaining currency: cannabis as a substitute drug for other substances considered more harmful.
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