Self-Medication Paths: A Descriptive Study Unveiling the Interplay Between Medical and Non-medical Cannabis in Chronic Pain Management.
Claudie AudetChristian BertrandMarc O MartelAnne Marie PinardMélanie BérubéAnais LacassePublished in: The Clinical journal of pain (2024)
Cannabis research is often organized around medical vs. non-medical cannabis but in the real-world, those two vessels are connected. Interested parties, including researchers, healthcare professionals and funding agencies, need to consider this. Patients using cannabis feel confident in the safety of cannabis, and many of them self-medicate, which calls for action.