One way to advance cannabis research is through physicians collecting data on patients who use cannabis as alternative medicine. MEDICINAL PROPERTIESThis, like all traditional knowledge, is curated in the interactions of generations of mothers with their daughters and traditional birth attendants. We need collaboration between scientists in Kenyan universities to investigate such practices and other traditional medicinal cannabis use. This also led to the formation of multi-million-dollar pharmaceutical firms such as GW Pharmaceuticals that is not only leading in cannabis research, but also holds over 50 patents of medicinal cannabis strains. There is traditional knowledge lying in our communities waiting to support the agitation for legalisation of cannabis in Kenya.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 08, 2017 21:00 UTC