This website is intended for Canadian residents. We aim to assist patients and healthcare professionals considering the use of cannabis (marijuana, marihuana) for medical purposes in making an informed decision on its use by providing pertinent scientific, medical, regulatory, access and coverage information.
'Your Cannabis Questions Answered. Get the Honest Facts' is a Government of Canada publication which provides information on Cannabis Health Effects and on the benefits and risks using Cannabis for Medical Purposes.
Published Medical Information on Using Marijuana to Treat: Select a Disease / Condition Alcohol and Opioid withdrawal symptoms Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Anorexia nervosa Anxiety Cancer (altered chemosensory perception) Cancer (anorexia-cachexia) Cancer (anti-cancer activity) Cancer (nausea, vomiting due to chemoptherapy) Cancer (pain) Chronic pain (neuropathic pain) Chronic Pain (osteoarthritis) Chronic Pain (post-traumatic/ post-surgical neuropathic) Chronic Pain (Rheumatoid Arthritis) Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, IBD Depression Diabetes Dystonia Epilepsy Fibromyalgia Glaucoma Headache and Migraine HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS (neuropathic pain) Inflammation Influenza Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (muscle stiffness) Multiple Sclerosis (neuropathic pain) Multiple Sclerosis (spasticity) Nausea & Vomiting Neuro-protection Obesity Pain Palliative Care Parkinson's Disease Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Schizophrenia and psychosis Sleep Disorders
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