Gaps in evidence for the use of medically authorized cannabis: Ontario and Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With legal access to medical cannabis in Canada since 2001, there is a need to fully characterize its use at both the individual and population levels. We draw on data from Canada's largest cohort study of medical cannabis to identify the primary reasons for medical cannabis authorization in Canada from 2014 to 2019 in two major provinces: Alberta (AB) and Ontario (ON), and review the extent that evidence supports each indication.

Methods

Self-reported baseline assessments were collected from adult patients in ON (n = 61,835) and AB (n = 3410) who were authorized medical cannabis. At baseline, sociodemographic, primary medical information, and validated clinical questionnaires were completed by patients as part of an individual assessment. Patients' reasons for se

SUBMITTER: Lee C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8186125 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature