Editorial on “Cannabis and cannabinoids: history, practice and socio-economical inferences of a controversial plant”

With this Editorial article, we introduce the Topical collection on “Cannabis and cannabinoids: history, practice and socio-economical inferences of a controversial plant”, consisting of six review articles published in the Rendiconti Lincei, Scienze Fisiche e Naturali between the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021.