“As more physicians, nurses, and others integrate medical cannabis into their clinical practices, it is vital that their requisite medical associations, institutions, and educational curricula similarly incorporate and embrace cannabis as a mainstream and established therapeutic option for patients.”
“Most participants were supportive of legal access to medical cannabis, open to using it in their own practice, and interested in receiving further training to do so.”
“Nurses have long known through their own first hand experience working with patients that cannabis holds legitimate therapeutic value. That is why, historically, nurses and nursing groups have been among some of the strongest and most outspoken advocates for changes in marijuana policy.”
“Overwhelming majorities of patients and their providers acknowledge that cannabis is a legitimate medicine. Politicians should not be standing in their way by opposing efforts to permit health professionals from recommending cannabis to their patients in instances where they believe it is therapeutically appropriate.”