Medical Cannabis: Focus on Pain Management

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is recognized as an important modulator of many physiological processes. Recently, an increasing body of evidence has been accumulated to suggest the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and antinociceptive roles of the ECS. In 1997, the Office of National Drug Control Policy commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a comprehensive study of the medical efficacy of cannabis therapeutics. The IOM concluded that cannabis is a safe and effective medicine, patients should have access, and the government should expand avenues for research and drug development. This course will discuss cannabis as it relates to effective pain management. (Recorded at PAINWeek 2018)