Medical Marijuana programs: Implications for cannabis control policy – Observations from Canada

• Published in: The International journal of drug policy Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 15 - 19
• Main Authors: Fischer, Benedikt, Kuganesan, Sharan, Room, Robin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2015; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: California; Canada; Cannabis; Cannabis control; Court decisions; Courts; Decriminalization; Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence; Drug legalization; Drug policy; Drug use; Drugs; Federal Government; Federal regulation; Government policy; Government Regulation; Humans; Internal Medicine; Marijuana; Marijuana Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence; Medical care; Medical Education; Medical marijuana; Medical Marijuana - therapeutic use; Medical treatment; Medicalization; Observation; Patients; Physicians; Policy; Prohibition; Regulation; Regulatory reform; U.S.A; Canada; Policy; Canada; Medical marijuana; Medicalization; Cannabis control

•Cannabis use is prevalent, and traditionally controlled by prohibition, in Canada.•In 2001, a ‘medical marijuana’ (MM) access program was created for severely ill people.•While the government rejects general reform, new MM rules were implemented in 2014.•Doctors can authorize MM for any health prob...