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Cannabis and Pain Management

Fred Rottnek, Sheryl Lyss, John Hartman, Geoffrey Panjeton and Amanda Hilmer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2024, 37 (4) 784-789; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230462R1
Fred Rottnek
From the Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, SSM Health SLUCare and Saint Louis University School of Medicine (FR); Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, SSM Health SLUCare and Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SL); Saint Louis University School of Medicine (JH); Anesthesiology and Critical Care, SSM Health SLUCare and Saint Louis University School of Medicine (GP); Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, SSM Health SLUCare and Saint Louis University School of Medicine (AH).
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Sheryl Lyss
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Geoffrey Panjeton
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