Abstract
Cannabis sativa L. was used for medicinal purposes for millennia, being useful for the treatment of several conditions such as pain, convulsions, insomnia, and lack of appetite, among others. However, due to its psychotropic side effects and the impossibility to prepare standardized formulations it was banned in the late 1930s and removed from therapeutics, being considered as a drug that was solely used for recreational purposes. In the last two decades, this situation has changed, and the therapeutic use of cannabis has resurged again, demonstrating that standardized cannabis preparations can be safe and useful for the treatment of a broad range of pathologies. In fact, several cannabis-based formulations have been approved with medicinal purposes. This chapter analyzes the medicinal use of cannabis, describing their benefits, risks, and current and future perspectives.
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