ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,508, issued on April 21, was assigned to CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (Rome), Universita' degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Modena, Italy) and SAPIENZA UNIVERSITA DI ROMA (Rome).

"Cannabis extracts and uses thereof" was invented by Pasquale Linciano (Modena, Italy), Cinzia Citti (Lecce, Italy), Fabiana Russo (Modena, Italy), Livio Luongo (Rome), Monica Iannotta (Rome), Carmela Belardo (Rome), Sabatino Maione (Rome), Maria Angela Vandelli (Modena, Italy), Flavio Forni (Modena, Italy), Giuseppe Gigli (Modena, Italy), Aldo Lagana (Rome), Anna Laura Capriotti (Rome), Carmela Maria Montone (Rome) and Giuseppe Cannazza (Modena, Italy).

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