Do We Have Structure, Process and Outcomes to Support Cannabis as Supportive Therapy in Cancer?

Mellar P Davis; Amy A Case; Claude Cyr

doi:10.1177/10499091221101561

Do We Have Structure, Process and Outcomes to Support Cannabis as Supportive Therapy in Cancer?

Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Mar;40(3):341-350. doi: 10.1177/10499091221101561. Epub 2022 May 9.

Authors

Mellar P Davis¹, Amy A Case², Claude Cyr³

Affiliations

¹ 2780Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, PA, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Department of Supportive and Palliative Care, 2074Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA.
³ Supportive and Palliative Care Division, 12367McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.

PMID: 35532011
DOI: 10.1177/10499091221101561

Abstract

Cannabis is becoming more popular and more available in the United States. It has been approved for use by multiple states for various conditions and several states now allow recreational cannabis. We explore the structure of cannabis distribution, the process of acquisition, outcomes, and the safety of cannabis in the United States.

Keywords: benefits; cannabis; harms; outcomes; process; structure.

MeSH terms

Cannabis*
Humans
Medical Marijuana* / therapeutic use
Neoplasms* / drug therapy
United States

Substances

Medical Marijuana