Pot Is a Medicine Like Any Other
Over the last two years, medical cannabis has exploded onto the international radar. Canada’s adoption of marijuana for medical purposes regulations (MMPR) and creation of a legal, medical cannabis industry is at the forefront of a complex global discussion.
Canada’s regulatory shift echoes change happening around the world. Most Americans live in states where some form of medical cannabis is legal, and the list of countries w around the with federal medical cannabis programs continues to grow. While encouraging, this progress is just the beginning. The task for regulators, scientists and the licensed producers of medical cannabis is to ensure patients can take full advantage of these new systems, and that health-care providers have the information they need to safely prescribe cannabis preparations.
These seismic global shifts in perception and policy have a deeply personal significance for me. As a scientist and director of clinical research at Tilray, one of...
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