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In a new series of reports, we turn our attention to cannabis, a substance with a long history of use that has recently emerged as a controversial and challenging issue in both European and wider international drug policy debates. Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Europe.
We argue that primary care providers have an ethical obligation to develop competency to provide cannabis to appropriate patients. Furthermore, specific ethical considerations should guide the recommendation of medical cannabis.
hysician has a conscien-tious objection to facilitating patient access to marijuana. This article is intended to provide an ethical framework for physicians who receive le-gitimate patient requests for assistance in obtain-ing legal medical . Types of Physician Involvement.
The main objection to the medical use of marijuana by the federal government is largely attributable today to a national policy of zero-tolerance toward illicit drugs.
Many of those states in which medical marijuana is legal require physician involvement to facilitate patient access. In addition, physicians may have ethical objections to medical marijuana use or may not believe there is adequate scientific evidence to support its use.
Example of educational graphic to explain the therapeutic benefits of THC and CBD 16. Because of the trend of legalizing the use of medical marijuana in more than half of all states, some medical organizations support reclassification of marijuana at the federal level as a Schedule II controlled substance. 7 Furthermore, the medical marijuana treatment industry, pharmaceutical companies, and ...
Many of those states in which medical marijuana is legal require physician involvement to facilitate patient access. In addition, physicians may have ethical objections to medical marijuana use or may not believe there is adequate scientific evidence to support its use.
