Quebec to track, study use of medicinal marijuana
Researchers in Quebec have launched a registry of medicinal cannabis users to determine the safety of the drug and its effectiveness in treating a variety of diseases and conditions.
The Quebec Cannabis Registry will be used to compile and store clinical data collected directly from about 3,000 medical marijuana users in the province, who will be enrolled through their primary-care doctors over a 10-year period.
“The registry is now basically open for business,” said principal investigator Dr. Mark Ware, a family doctor and McGill researcher who specializes in pain management.
In April, 2014, Health Canada changed its regulations governing medical marijuana by requiring patients to obtain a prescription from their physicians and to purchase the herb from licensed growers.
While cannabis is not a medically recognized treatment, more than 40,000 Canadians are estimated to legally use it to relieve the symptoms of such diseases as multiple sclerosis, HIV, cancer and...
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