medical cannabis may provide some relief to individuals who live with chronic pain according to two new studies from mcmaster university .
both studies were published in the british medical journal.
another recent study from mcmaster, published in bmj open, found that attitudes toward medical cannabis from prospective patients were highly variable, with familial influence and social stigma playing a role.
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a survey published in the journal of primary care & community health last year found evidence that few people view doctors as good sources of information when it comes to cannabis.
only about 20 per cent of medical cannabis patients in canada access treatment with a medical document from a healthcare practitioner, according to health canada’s 2020 canadian cannabis survey.