Medical Cannabis and how to get it in Canada

Cannabis is actually an old medicine that was highly used in ancient times. Actually, there are many plants in the family of cannabis which are used for medical purposes. Some biologically active substances are present in the leaves, flowers, and buds of the plant. These biologically active substances are extracted from the leaves, flowers, and buds of the plant in the form of oil and concentrates. Cannabis is used for medical purposes and in many cases, it is seen cannabis is highly useful in giving relief from chronic pain. Apart from that, you can also use cannabis for controlling the symptoms of epilepsy. But it has some dangerous side effect and that includes the growth of cancerous tumors in many parts of the body including the brain. Moreover, some people also suffer from paranoia, red eyes, low blood pressure, depression, sleeping problems, irritability as well as impaired memory.

What disease can be treated with Medical Cannabis?

Medical Cannabis can be used for treating the symptoms of the following disease:

• Nausea
• Chronic pain
• Lack of appetite
• Cancer
• AIDS
• Back and neck problems
• Anxiety and depression
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• PTSD
• Crohn’s disease and colitis
• Arthritis
• Sleeping disorder

As per research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it was said that the medical cannabis also has the capacity to treat the symptoms of Dravet Syndrome. Dravet Syndrome is actually a kind of epilepsy which is a very devastating disease and this disease starts within the first year of the baby. Though medical cannabis shows some positive result in treating the symptoms of Dravet Syndrome still it is always advisable not to use medical cannabis to the patient who is under the age of 25 as it also has some kind of potential risk which harm the patient.

When doctors prescribe medical cannabis?

Cannabis is actually an old medicine that was highly used in ancient times. But due to some of its side effect, it was prohibited in many countries such as India. However, there has been a huge debate over the issue of whether cannabis should be legalized or not. The government of some countries has now understood the importance of using cannabis and as such countries have legalized the use of medical cannabis. USA and Canada are also included in such list of counties which has legalized the use of medical cannabis. Though Canada has legalized the use of medical cannabis since 1999 yet many people in Canada are now fully aware of it. And many Canadian who need to use medical cannabis wants to know how to get medical cannabis in Canada.

Medical Procedure to prescribe Cannabis.

Actually, it depends on the doctor whether he will prescribe medical cannabis for you or not. Generally, when a doctor finds that there are no other alternatives to treat your symptoms. Then he thinks to prescribe medical cannabis. Until and unless a doctor agrees that medical cannabis will be the best treatment he does not prescribe it. If a doctor decides to prescribe medical cannabis legally he has to fill out an ACMPR form. This must be filled before allowing the patient to use it.

This is a kind of form in which the doctor has to fill up his full name, date of birth, complete address of his residence and office of consultation, license number, Name of the province where he is allowed to practice. After that considering the condition of the patient, the doctor also needs to determine the proper daily dosage for the patient.

How to buy Legally in Canada?

Canadian can purchase medical cannabis from Health Canada which will give you the complete list of Licensed Producers. However, any patient needs to purchase more than one LPs. Then he or she will be required to ask the doctor to split the prescription into two separate forms. But remember that in Canada you are not allowed to order more than 150 grams of medical cannabis. That means you are not legally permitted to purchase 30 times of your daily dosage.

Generally, it is seen that doctors are always reluctant to prescribe medical cannabis to the patient as they will also be at risk. If it causes any harm in the patient. In such a case, you can ask your doctor to refer you to a specialized cannabis clinic.