Cannabis Use for Common Conditions: Research, fact and fiction

Medical cannabis has been legal in Canada for more than two decades, but its use has dramatically increased in the last few years, and, with the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2018, there has been an increased interest in therapeutic uses for cannabis. In this webinar, Drs. Jason Busse and James MacKillop from McMaster University's Michael G. Degroote Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research will discuss what the latest research says about the potential for cannabis to help with common medical conditions.
Learn the answers to the following questions:
0:00 Introduction
2:32 What does the Degroote Centre do?
9:20 What are the risks and benefits for older adults?
11:10 What is the evidence for common medical conditions?
15:36 What are the risks and harms of cannabis?
17:16 What about medicinal cannabis for chronic pain?
28:28 Can cannabis help neurological conditions?
37:09 What are the long-term effects?
46:22 What about anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder?
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Engagement.
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