KRS Website: Timely Topics: Cannabis

AHS Resources

A National Research Agenda for Non-Medical Cannabis Use
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, 2017.
Harm Reduction for Non-Medical Cannabis Use
Canadian Nurses Association, 2017
Closing Research Gaps on Cannabis and Mental Health: Key Findings (2023)
"Key findings synthesize results from 20 academic and 14 community-based research projects exploring the relationship between mental health and cannabis consumption, with a particular focus on priority populations and opportunities for ongoing research, policy, and practice". From the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

CADTH Evidence Bundle for Cannabis
CADTH Best evidence on: Pain Treatment; Safety, Use with other medications, Misuse/Abuse, Harms; Cannabis use for specific conditions and populations, 2018
Canadian Cannabis Research Database
Use the Canadian Cannabis Research Database to search Canadian cannabis-related research that has been carried out since 2015. Provided by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines
Endorsed guidelines, public brochure for people who use cannabis, and evidence summary for health professionals.
Canadian Public Health Association, 2017.

Clarity on Cannabis: Questions and Answers about your Health (Apple Magazine, Summer 2018)

The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids (2017) by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids provides a comprehensive review of scientific evidence related to the health effects and potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis. This report provides a research agenda outlining gaps in current knowledge and opportunities for providing additional insight into these issues that summarizes and prioritizes pressing research needs.
Medical Cannabis: Clinical Practice (2017) by OHearn
The survey results of patients who were prescribed medical cannabis from a single licensed medical provider in Canada between 2015 and 2016.
Cannabis: A Clinician's Guide (2018) by Wedman-St.Louis
Presents a science-based overview providing clinical recommendations and dosing guidelines for practitioners to advise patients appropriately.