Prescribing smoked cannabis for chronic noncancer pain: preliminary recommendations

M Kahan, A Srivastava, S Spithoff, L Bromley - Canadian Family Physician, 2014 - cfp.ca
Objective To offer preliminary guidance on prescribing smoked cannabis for chronic pain
before the release of formal guidelines. Quality of evidence We reviewed the literature on …

Cannabis use for chronic non-cancer pain: results of a prospective survey

MA Ware, CR Doyle, R Woods, ME Lynch, AJ Clark - Pain, 2003 - Elsevier
There has been a surge in interest in medicinal cannabis in Canada. We conducted a
questionnaire survey to determine the current prevalence of medicinal cannabis use among …

Cannabis for chronic pain: case series and implications for clinicians

MA Ware, A Gamsa, J Persson… - Pain Research and …, 2002 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons for therapeutic cannabis
use. OBJECTIVES: To describe therapeutic cannabis use among patients with chronic pain …

Prescribing medical cannabis in Canada: Are we being too cautious?

S Lake, T Kerr, J Montaner - Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2015 - Springer
There has been much recent discussion and debate surrounding cannabis in Canada,
including the prescribing of medical cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Certain …

Cannabis and pain: a clinical review

KP Hill, MD Palastro, B Johnson… - … and cannabinoid research, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Cannabis has been used for medical purposes across the world for centuries.
As states and countries implement medical and recreational cannabis policies, increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis for the management of pain: assessment of safety study (COMPASS)

MA Ware, T Wang, S Shapiro, JP Collet, A Boulanger… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cannabis is widely used as a self-management strategy by patients with a wide range of
symptoms and diseases including chronic non-cancer pain. The safety of cannabis use for …

Personal experience and attitudes of pain medicine specialists in Israel regarding the medical use of cannabis for chronic pain

H Sharon, N Goldway, I Goor-Aryeh… - Journal of pain …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The scientific study of the role of cannabis in pain medicine still lags far behind
the growing use driven by public approval. Accumulated clinical experience is therefore an …

Cannabis and cannabinoids for chronic pain

EA Romero-Sandoval, AL Kolano… - Current rheumatology …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study was to provide the most up-to-date
scientific evidence of the potential analgesic effects, or lack thereof, of the marijuana plant …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabis treatment for chronic pain

E Martín-Sánchez, TA Furukawa, J Taylor… - Pain …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Setting. Cannabis preparations have been used as a remedy for thousands of years in
traditional medicine. Clinical use of cannabinoid substances is restricted, due to legal and …

Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trial

MA Ware, T Wang, S Shapiro, A Robinson, T Ducruet… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Chronic neuropathic pain affects 1%–2% of the adult population and is often
refractory to standard pharmacologic treatment. Patients with chronic pain have reported …