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Despite what some governments around the world may claim, cannabis does indeed possess tremendous medical value. This is repeatedly proven by a growing number of peer-reviewed studies and personal testimonies from suffering patients that have successfully treated their condition(s) with cannabis. So why are many doctors still unfamiliar with medical cannabis?<\/p>\n
More cannabis laws are being reformed around the world which is boosting safe access to medical cannabis. For instance, Canada has had a medical cannabis program for several decades now and is the only G-7 nation to have a nationwide adult-use law on the books.<\/p>\n
However, doctors and medical professionals in Canada are still lagging behind when it comes to knowledge of medical cannabis and related topics. Below is more information about it via a news release from\u00a0NORML:<\/p>\n
Montreal, Canada:<\/strong>\u00a0Despite the federal government having legalized patients\u2019 access to marijuana two decades ago, most Canadian health care providers acknowledge that they possess little knowledge about medical cannabis and almost none report having received any training about it while in medical school.<\/p>\n Survey\u00a0data\u00a0published in the journal\u00a0BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies\u00a0<\/em>reported that 56 percent of respondents felt either \u201cuncomfortable or ambivalent regarding their knowledge of medical cannabis,\u201d and that only six percent of medical professionals received any formal training about it while attending medical school. <\/p>\n By contrast, 60 percent of respondents said that they had attended either a workshop or a conference on the topic. Fewer than one-in-three (27 percent) acknowledged being familiar with the regulations surrounding patients\u2019 access to medical cannabis products.<\/p>\n The results are consistent with\u00a0numerous\u00a0other\u00a0surveys\u00a0from the United States and abroad finding that health professionals\u00a0seldom receive\u00a0any formal training about cannabis and that most lack sufficient understanding of the subject.<\/p>\n \n