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The group representing Canada's pediatricians is warning parents against using medical marijuana to treat their children's health conditions, saying there is not enough evidence that the drug is either safe or effective.
The Canadian Paediatric Society said in a statement Monday that while cannabis is increasingly being used to treat certain kids' illnesses, "evidence is lacking about the overall effect on children."
Some parents have been turning to cannabis oil and other forms of marijuana to treat conditions that have failed to respond to conventional medicine. Those conditions include epilepsy, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic pain management and even autism.
Dr. Michael Rieder speaks to CTV's Canada AM, Dec. 14, 2015.
Dr. Michael Rieder, chair of the society’s Drug Therapies and Hazardous Substances Committee and author of the statement, said there appears to be some benefits from medicinal marijuana for certain cases of epilepsy, but it’s important to weigh those benefits...
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