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Use of Cannabis to Relieve Pain and Promote Sleep by Customers at an Adult Use Dispensary

Marcus BachhuberDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Julia H. ArnstenDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA;Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA;Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USAView further author information
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Gwen WurmDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USAView further author information
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Pages 400-404 | Received 13 Aug 2018, Accepted 22 Apr 2019, Published online: 02 Jul 2019

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