Patient-reported use of medical cannabis for pain, anxiety, and depression symptoms: Systematic review and meta-analysis

JD Kosiba, SA Maisto, JW Ditre - Social science & medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale Certifications for medical cannabis are generally restricted to a small number of
specific medical conditions, yet patients frequently report symptoms of pain, anxiety, and …

Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease

TS Kafil, TM Nguyen, JK MacDonald… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic immune‐mediated condition of transmural
inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, associated with significant morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the use of cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs in a convenience sample

SL Kvamme, MM Pedersen, K Rømer Thomsen… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of cannabis as medicine (CaM) both prescribed and non-prescribed
has increased markedly in the last decade, mirrored in a global shift in cannabis policy …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons from 20 years of medical cannabis use in Canada

M Shim, H Nguyen, P Grootendorst - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Canada was one of the first countries to regulate the medical use of cannabis.
However, literature on Canada's medical cannabis program is limited. Methods We use …

Medical cannabis: An oxymoron? Physicians' perceptions of medical cannabis

Y Zolotov, S Vulfsons, D Zarhin, S Sznitman - International Journal of Drug …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Medical cannabis policies are changing in many places around the world, and
physicians play a major role in the implementation of these policies. The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Rheumatologists lack confidence in their knowledge of cannabinoids pertaining to the management of rheumatic complaints

MA Fitzcharles, PA Ste-Marie, DJ Clauw… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
Background Arthritis pain is reported as one of the most common reasons for persons using
medical herbal cannabis in North America.“Severe arthritis” is the condition justifying legal …

The dilemma of medical marijuana use by rheumatology patients

MA Fitzcharles, DJ Clauw, PA Ste‐Marie… - Arthritis care & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
“Severe pain” is the most common reason for medicinal herbal cannabis use, with arthritis
and musculoskeletal pain cited as the most prevalent specific medical condition (1, 2) …

Adherence to medical cannabis among licensed patients in Israel

Y Zolotov, Y Baruch, H Reuveni… - Cannabis and …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: To evaluate adherence among Israeli patients who are licensed to use medical
cannabis and to identify factors associated with adherence to medical cannabis. Methods …

Expanding medical marijuana access in Canada: considerations for the rheumatologist

MA Fitzcharles, S Jamal - The Journal of Rheumatology, 2015 - jrheum.org
Similar to the enthusiasm for treatment of various ailments that greeted Nicotiana tabacum
when brought to Europe from the New World 500 years ago, Cannabis sativa is now hailed …

Marijuana: a time-honored but untested treatment for epilepsy

RS McLachlan - Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2015 - cambridge.org
The biology of the endocannabinoid system in the brain provides a possible basis for a
beneficial pharmacological effect of marijuana on seizures. However, evidence for efficacy …