Information for Health Care Practitioners – Medical Use of Cannabis
If you are a licensed health care practitioner and you want to know more about the use of cannabis for medical purposes (for example, pharmacology, potential therapeutic uses, contraindications, adverse reactions etc.) the following resources will provide you with scientific and medical information to help you in discussions with your patients.
Health Canada Resources
- Health Canada – Consumer Information: A summary of essential information about the use of cannabis for medical purposes
- Health Canada – Information for Health Care Professionals: A comprehensive monograph on the pharmacology, potential therapeutic uses and risks of using cannabis for medical purposes
- Health Canada – Daily Amount Fact Sheet: Information regarding dosing of cannabis for medical purposes
- The College of Family Physicians of Canada: Authorizing Dried Cannabis for Chronic Pain or Anxiety
- Cannabis as a third line treatment in Neuropathic Pain: Canadian Pain Society (CPS)
Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
- Clearing the Haze: How the legalization of recreational marijuana may affect your medical practice
- Medical marijuana: Considerations for Canadian doctors
- Medical Legal Handbook: This handbook provides insight into basic legal concepts and underlying principles that govern physicians in their practices
Canadian Pharmacists Association
- Cannabis for Medical Purposes: How to start the conversation
- Cannabis For Medical Purposes Evidence Guide
- Medical Cannabis Q&A
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Authorizing Dried Cannabis for Chronic Pain or Anxiety: Preliminary Guidance (2014)