Physicians Must Provide Leadership On Medicinal Cannabis
Canadians physicians, like most Canadian citizens, hold highly polarized views regarding cannabis. Doctors tend to be all for or completely against cannabis, with few taking a nuanced view of both the risks and the potential benefits. To fulfill our duty to protect, promote and restore health, we must become informed leaders, not reluctant followers or reckless zealots.
Some physicians are writing thousands of cannabis prescriptions every year for a wide variety of maladies. Many of their "patients" are not adequately assessed, nor are they informed about or encouraged to try conventional treatment options, which often have far more evidence for their safety and efficacy. Their "patient" wants cannabis and they get cannabis.
Other physicians believe cannabis is completely without merit. They don't know how to prescribe or access it, and they haven't critically evaluated the evidence supporting...
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