Cannabis Resources for Health Professionals

As a result of the changes to Canadian law, MUHC librarians have compiled a list of evidence-based resources on cannabis.

The following are intended for health professionals. Resources for the general public are available on our Patient Resource Centre’s cannabis webpage: muhclibraries.ca/cannabis.

MUHC Resources

Natural Medicines

• Marijuana (See also the links to English, French and Spanish patient handouts at the top of this article.)
• Cannabidiol (See also the links to English, French and Spanish patient handouts at the top of this article.)

ToxiNZ

• Cannabis

UpToDate

• Society Guideline Links: Cannabis Use Disorder and Withdrawal

Book Collection

We aim to gradually improve our collection on this topic. For the moment, we invite you to consult the American Academy of Pediatrics’ “Medical risks of marijuana” available at the Glen site. (2017).

To suggest a book or other resource that you would like us to add to our collection: recommend a purchase.

Open Access Resources

Canadian Pharmacists Association

• Cannabis for Medical Purposes Evidence Guide (2018)

Government of Canada

• Information for Health Care Practitioners – Medical Use of Cannabis (2016)

Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, McMaster University

• Evidence Briefs
• Knowledge Syntheses
• Research Summaries
• Medicinal Cannabis+ Online Database (Requires free registration)

National Academies of Sciences (United States)

• The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research (2017)

In collaboration: CMQ, OPQ, OIIQ, OPIQ, OPDQ

Collège des médecins du Québec, Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec, Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec, Ordre professionnel des inhalothérapeutes du Québec et Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec (in French only)

• Cannabis à des fins thérapeutiques – Outil d’aide à la décision (2017)

World Health Organization

• The Health and Social Effects of Nonmedical Cannabis Use (2016)

Recent Publications (via PubMed)

Numerous scientific articles are published on this topic[1] :

• Literature reviews and systematic reviews: McGill access | MUHC access
• Guidelines: McGill access | MUHC access

Including two recent Canadian guidelines:

• Toward Optimized Practice (TOP) Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care Prescribing Guideline Committee. 2018 January. Medical cannabinoids clinical practice guideline. Edmonton, AB: Toward Optimized Practice.
• Allan, G. M., Ramji, J., Perry, D., Ton, J., Beahm, N. P., Crisp, N., . . . Lindblad, A. J. (2018). Simplified guideline for prescribing medical cannabinoids in primary care. Can Fam Physician, 64(2), 111-120.

For any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact a librarian.

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1 – PubMed searches designed by MUHC Librarians. .

Published August 8, 2018, updated March 11, 2019