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1. INTRODUCTION
The usage of cannabis, hemp or marijuana precedes official
records, and it is one of the oldest crops thought to have been
cultivated.
1 A complex plant with over 400 chemical
entities, it remains poorly understood to this day due to the
restrictions, legal and otherwise, imposed on it, making a
rational, scientific appraisal and acceptance of it by the general
public, difficult.
2
Hemp and hemp products have been a central theme in the
international drug control regime and have been controversial, to
say the least. A hemp plant, however, can be much more than just a
gateway drug, as is commonly misunderstood, and can have various