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 * History of medical cannabis
 * Medical cannabis-use is growing in popularity and relevance, so looking at the history of the drug's use provides valuable information that can be applied today.

Lead
The Lead provides basic background and historical context on the topic. It further adequately introduces topics discussed in the article. The Lead, while detailed, simply and directly states the significant points, which represent the main sections of the article.

Content
The article provides relevant historical dates and countries of origin related to medical cannabis. However, the first section includes large bodies of text that are quotes from various sources, which do not belong and should be paraphrased appropriately. The content is relatively up to date, including modern-day cannabis laws.

Tone and Balance
The tone of the article is unbiased and neutral and does not suggest the reader to follow a particular point of view. However, while the article discusses the benefits and uses of medical cannabis, it does not consider alternative viewpoints, such as negative consequences or the lack of support for cannabis use.

Sources and References
The sources are mostly peer-reviewed journals and from independent sources. The links work, and there is a balanced mix of older sources and more current ones. The sources are also from different parts of the world and from different industries written for different audiences, showing a large variety of perspectives.

Organization
The organization of the article is broken down by unequal sections, with very little discussed for the sections, "Ancient Netherlands," "Ancient Egypt," and "Medieval Islamic World," making the content imbalanced. Additionally, the sections start by being broken down by ancient civilizations and further down has a large section about the modern time period. This makes it confusing and difficult for the reader to follow, and the sections should be organized in a consistent way. Further, the article is written very clearly and in a way that is easy to read, lacking many spelling and punctuation errors.

Images and Media


The article includes a series of images; however, a few are unnecessary or irrelevant, adding little value to the article. The images are well-captioned to show its relevance to the topic, but the image of Ancient Greeks in stone is not directly related to cannabis. Additionally, the image of the Chinese character is unnecessary, as the Chinese character is written within the article paragraph. The rest of the images accompany their corresponding text. Additionally, most all of the images are not properly cited.

Checking the talk page
The talk page, although has no conversations, shows that the article is included in a Wikiproject and a number of Wikiedu class assignments, showing its relevance to Wikipedia and the importance of the information.

Overall impressions
The article is clear and concise and provides an adequate base-level understanding of the history of cannabis. However, the article remains partially-developed, as it can be updated to include more information of its use in certain relevant ancient civilizations and include more discussion of how and why it is used today.