maconha

maconha
 n.— «Está provado. Os efeitos medicinais da maconha beneficiam pacientes de câncer, Aids, glaucoma e esclerose múltipla. Mas os médicos do mundo inteiro se vêem num dilema crucial.» —“Quando a Maconha Cura” by Rosângela Petta Aug., 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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