Medical Cannabis for Patients Over Age 50: A Multi-site, Prospective Study of Patterns of Use and Health Outcomes
Abstract Objective: Cannabis is being used as a therapeutic option by patients around the globe, and older patients represent a…
Philippe Lucas
Age-related Patterns of Medical Cannabis Use: A Survey of Authorized Patients in Canada
Abstract Objective: An increasing number of Canadians are registering as authorized users of medical cannabis. Older patients comprise a growing…
Healthcare provider and medical cannabis patient communication regarding referral and medication substitution: the Canadian context
Abstract Background: Patients use medical cannabis for a wide array of illnesses and symptoms, and many substitute cannabis for pharmaceuticals.…
The impact of non-medical cannabis legalization and other exposures on retention in longitudinal cannabis research: a survival analysis of a prospective study of Canadian medical cannabis patients
Abstract Background: Despite repeated calls by medical associations to gather evidence on the harms and benefits of cannabis, there are…
Medical cannabis patterns of use and substitution for opioids & other pharmaceutical drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances; results from a cross-sectional survey of authorized patients
Abstract Background: A 239-question cross-sectional survey was sent out via email in January 2017 to gather comprehensive information on cannabis…
Patterns of medicinal cannabis use, strain analysis, and substitution effect among patients with migraine, headache, arthritis, and chronic pain in a medicinal cannabis cohort
Abstract Background: Medicinal cannabis registries typically report pain as the most common reason for use. It would be clinically useful…
It can’t hurt to ask; a patient-centered quality of service assessment of health canada’s medical cannabis policy and program
Abstract Background: In 2001 Health Canada responded to a series of Ontario court decisions by creating the Marihuana Medical Access…