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1621 – Popular English Mental Health Book Recommends Cannabis to Treat Depression

Posted on September 24, 2019 by ProCon.org

English Clergyman and Oxford scholar Robert Burton suggests cannabis as a treatment for depression in his influential and still popular 1621 book The Anatomy of Melancholy.

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Chicago (17th ed.):
ProCon.org, "1621 – Popular English Mental Health Book Recommends Cannabis to Treat Depression," ProCon.org. last modified September 24, 2019. https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1621-popular-english-mental-health-book-recommends-cannabis-to-treat-depression/.
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ProCon.org, "1621 – Popular English Mental Health Book Recommends Cannabis to Treat Depression." ProCon.org. 24 Sep. 2019, medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1621-popular-english-mental-health-book-recommends-cannabis-to-treat-depression

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Turabian (9th ed.):
ProCon.org. "1621 – Popular English Mental Health Book Recommends Cannabis to Treat Depression." ProCon.org. Last modified on September 24, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2023. https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1621-popular-english-mental-health-book-recommends-cannabis-to-treat-depression/