A Citrus-Scented Cannabis Compound Reduces Anxiety for Weed Users

Cannabis consumers may be familiar with the paranoia that can come
from taking too many gummies or smoking too much weed. New research
into cannabis reveals how a lemon-scented terpene d-limonene
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