{"id":10945,"date":"2026-01-20T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T00:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/?p=10945"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:25:10","slug":"jama-review-finds-medicinal-cannabisisnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/jama-review-finds-medicinal-cannabisisnt\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMA Review Finds &#8216;Medicinal Cannabis&#8217;\u2026Isn&#8217;t!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10945\" class=\"elementor elementor-10945\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfd2bef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dfd2bef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c34981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c34981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10947 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartoon-pharmCY-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartoon-pharmCY-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartoon-pharmCY-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartoon-pharmCY.jpg 905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><em>&#8220;For patients using cannabis or cannabinoids for treatment of medical conditions, clinicians should discuss harm reduction strategies, including avoiding concurrent use with alcohol or other central nervous system depressants such as benzodiazepines, using the lowest effective dose, and avoiding use when driving or operating machinery.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Evidence from randomized clinical trials does not support the use of cannabis or cannabinoids for most<\/em> <em>conditions for which it is promoted, such as acute pain and insomnia<\/em>.\u201c<\/p><p>\u00a0(For complete analysis <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41296368\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41296368\/<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;For patients using cannabis or cannabinoids for treatment of medical conditions, clinicians should discuss harm reduction strategies, including avoiding concurrent use with alcohol or other central nervous system depressants such as benzodiazepines, using the lowest effective dose, and avoiding use when driving or operating machinery. 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