Cannabis as Medicine

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: February 20, 2019 – Volume Publish Ahead of Print – Issue – p doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001998 Background: People living with HIV (PLWH) commonly report marijuana use for chronic pain, though there is limited empirical evidence to support its use. There is hope that marijuana may reduce prescription opioid use. Our objective was to investigate whether marijuana use among PLWH who have

The private Medical Cannabis Clinic (MCC) opened in Manchester last week  Further branches are scheduled for Birmingham and London’s Harley Street  Doctors now claim the drugs pain-relieving qualities have been exaggerated Britain’s first dedicated medical cannabis clinic has been accused by doctors of making unfounded claims for the drug’s pain-relieving qualities.  For complete article

JAMA. 2019;321(7):639-640. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.0077 The evidence that cannabis is an efficacious treatment for opioid use disorder is even weaker. To date, no prospective evidence, either from clinical trials or observational studies, has demonstrated any benefit of treating patients who have opioid addiction with cannabis. If Cannabis Is Recommended Medicine, It Should Be Held to Medical Standards Conclusions

Cannabis oil sold as a health product in Britain can get users ‘high’, study finds  Researchers found driving under the influence of CBD cannabis ‘may be harmful’ The products have soared in popularity amid claims they help combat ailments By JONATHAN BUCKS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY   17 February 2019  The legal version of cannabis sold as

Cannabinoids could help manage spasticity in motor neuron disease A very similar drug already exists as a trailed, tested and approved pharmaceutical; if fact has been in on the register for decades… Sativex (nabiximols) is the first cannabis-based medicine to be licensed in the UK. The drug can prescribed for the treatment for MS-related spasticity when a person has shown

“In the world of healthcare, a medication is a drug that has endured extensive clinical trials, public hearings and approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration,” Medical Director says. “Medications are tested for safety and efficacy. They are closely regulated, from production to distribution. They are accurately dosed, down to the milligram.  Medical marijuana

Watchdogs are set to ban High Street CBD ‘cannabis’ oil for up to 18 months as experts probe whether it has any real health benefits The CDB oil is derived from cannabis but does not contain ‘active’ THC drug The oil is promoted as a cure for anxiety, insomnia and joint and muscle pain The Food

2018 European Pain Federation Cannabis Position 2018 PAIN-Cannabis and cannabinoids for the treatment of People With Chronic Non Cancer Pain “There really is nothing, zero, in the literature which would support dispensary cannabis in any chronic non-cancer pain condition.”K. Finn, MD

Dear Doctors, who are mandated to do ‘No Harm’! My name is Karen Randall.  I am an emergency physician (also residency trained in pediatrics and family medicine).   I spent numerous years as an academic teaching physician at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.  I moved to Colorado to be back home.  I moved here in

The documents offer unprecedented insight into the challenges of establishing and regulating an industry where the product is traditionally ­illegal. Picture: AFP SEAN PARNELL 12:00AM JANUARY 7, 2019 High demand for a stake in Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry — including from people with links to organised crime — has caught the regulator unprepared and under-resourced, an