You are a chronic pain specialist in a state where medical marijuana is legal. A patient you have been treating for many years asks for a prescription for medical marijuana to treat spasticity related to his spinal cord injury. According to a recent review of medical marijuana, which of the following is most likely true?
The legal status of marijuana in the United States has been rapidly changing, and the regulatory and legislative ramifications remain unclear for physicians and end-users alike. A recent review summarized the legal, pharmacologic and physiologic aspects of medical marijuana as found in the current literature, with the objective of improving discussions about medical marijuana between the clinician and patient.
Medical marijuana, or cannabis, comes from the plant genus Cannabis and is dispensed for the sole purpose of treating a medical condition, although there is little evidence supporting many of the medical indications for which it...