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Clinical Research

Synthetic cannabinoid poisonings and access to the legal cannabis market: findings from US national poison centre data 2016–2019

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Pages 1024-1028 | Received 13 Feb 2022, Accepted 02 Jul 2022, Published online: 08 Aug 2022

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