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An Observational Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Indications for and Responses to Medical Marijuana Use in Certified Patients in Pennsylvania

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2022
Introduction/Objectives: Medical cannabis programs across the country vary and differ in their qualifying conditions for medical cannabis use. This has led to a gap in knowledge regarding the specific needs of cannabis patients, including the most common
Debra Kimless, Matthew Caloura, Virginia Markos, Jennie Ryan, Sally Abbonizio, Sharon Janicki   +5 more
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Online information on medical cannabis is not always aligned with scientific evidence and may raise unrealistic expectations [PDF]

, 2022
There is a growing literature on the potential medical uses of Cannabis sativa and cannabinoid compounds. Although these have only been approved by regulatory agencies for a few indications, there is a hype about their possible benefits in a variety of ...
Colasanti, Alessandro, Macedo, Arthur Cassa, Fabricio de Araujo Moreira, Pietro Ghezzi, Ghezzi, Pietro, Bizzi, Isabella, de Faria, André Oliveira Vilela, Moreira, Fabrício A, Alessandro Colasanti, Arthur Cassamacedo, Isabella Bizzi, Moreira, Fabrício A., André Oliveira Vilela de Faria   +12 more
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Associations between cigarette smoking and cannabis dependence: a longitudinal study of young cannabis users in the United Kingdom. [PDF]

, 2015
To determine the degree to which cigarette smoking predicts levels of cannabis dependence above and beyond cannabis use itself, concurrently and in an exploratory four-year follow-up, and to investigate whether cigarette smoking mediates the relationship
Gale, G, Hindocha, Chandni, Das, Ravi K., Schafer, G, Morgan, Celia J A, Falconer, CJ, Freeman, Tom P., Falconer, Caroline J., Curran, H. Valerie, Curran, H Valerie, Morgan, CJ, Morgan, Celia J.A., Das, Ravi K, Shaban, Natacha D C, Hindocha, C, Gale, Grace, Das, RK, Curran, HV, Shaban, ND, Freeman, Tom P; id_orcid, Falconer, Caroline J, Schafer, Grainne, Shaban, Natacha D.C., Freeman, TP   +23 more
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Medical Cannabis: A Review from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience [PDF]

, 2023
Natalie Strand,1 Ryan S D’Souza,2 Jay Karri,3 Hemant Kalia,4 Jackie Weisbein,5 Brian J Kassa,6 Nasir Hussain,7 Ahish Chitneni,8 Ryan R Budwany,9 Jonathan Hagedorn,2 Jason E Pope,10 Timothy R Deer,11 Dawood Sayed,12 Alaa Abd-Elsayed13 1Department of ...
Budwany RR, D’Souza RS, Karri J, Chitneni A, Kalia H, Sayed D, Kassa BJ, Weisbein J, Hagedorn J, Pope JE, Strand N, Deer TR, Abd-Elsayed A, Hussain N   +13 more
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Medical cannabis identity and public health paternalism

Public Health in Practice, 2023
Objectives: State-dependent and variable lists of medical conditions granting access to medical cannabis in the United States may be an example of public health paternalism.
Amanda Reiman, Joshua S. Meisel, Rielle Capler, Darcey Paulding McCready   +3 more
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Medical cannabis in the UK [PDF]

BMJ, 2018
Patients should not be criminalised for seeking benefits: Do patients have the right to medicate themselves, or should they be punished for doing so? Should their doctors work with them to decide on the best treatment, or does the government know best? These questions are at the heart of the current debate on the use of cannabis as medicine. In the
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Medical cannabis access programme. [PDF]

, 2020
On 26th June 2019, the Minister for Health signed legislation to allow for the operation of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme on a pilot basis for five years.

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Communication between healthcare providers and medical cannabis patients regarding referral and medication substitution

Journal of Cannabis Research, 2021
Background People report using cannabis as a substitute for prescription medications but may be doing so without the knowledge of their primary health care providers (PCPs). This lack of integration creates serious concerns, e.g., using cannabis to treat
Kevin F. Boehnke, Evangelos Litinas, Brianna Worthing, Lisa Conine, Daniel J. Kruger   +4 more
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Protocol: mixed-methods study of how implementation of US state medical cannabis laws affects treatment of chronic non-cancer pain and adverse opioid outcomes

Implementation Science, 2021
Background Thirty-three US states and Washington, D.C., have enacted medical cannabis laws allowing patients with chronic non-cancer pain to use cannabis, when recommended by a physician, to manage their condition.
Emma E. McGinty, Kayla N. Tormohlen, Colleen L. Barry, Mark C. Bicket, Lainie Rutkow, Elizabeth A. Stuart   +5 more
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Shifts in medical cannabis use in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2023
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread secondary negative health impacts including loss of material security and exacerbation of mental illness in at-risk populations.
Stephanie Lake, Ziva D. Cooper, Kaye Ong, Philippe Lucas   +3 more
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