Medical Cannabis – What You Need to Know

No continuing education / Category A credit assigned to this presentation.

Presenters: Dr. Katia Tonkin, MBBS MD FRCP(UK) FRCPC–Canadian Cannabis Clinics; Chantal Lacroix, councillor

Learning Objectives:
• Cannabis Chemistry and the endogenous cannabinoid system
• Therapeutic use – history, current
• Management of chronic pain – current options
• State of the evidence re: pain
• Medical cannabis and opioids
• Safety Issues
• Research data from laboratory research and anecdotal evidence to clinical research
• Should we prescribe and who is most likely to benefit?
• How to become a patient with Canadian Cannabis Clinic and the role of a counsellor