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What is Cannabis?

Medical cannabis refers to the use of the Cannabis sativa plant as a physician-recommended herbal therapy. So far, the medical use of cannabis is legal only in a limited number of territories, including Canada, Belgium, Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, and some U.S. states.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used	# of patients Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Other	6	1
Nausea	3	3
Increased appetite	2	1
Anxiety	1	0
Mania increased	1	0

See all 14 patients currently using Cannabis

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0	0%
Moderate	1	33%
Mild	2	67%
None	0	0%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth	3	100%	2 1 0
Dry eyes	3	100%	2 1 0
Word fishing	2	67%	0 2 0
Clumsiness	2	67%	2 0 0
Short term memory problems	1	33%	1 0 0
Increased appetite	1	33%	0 1 0
Loss of short term memory	1	33%	0 0 1
Sedation	1	33%
goofiness	1	33%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 9 reported side effects ▼

Schedules

1 other as needed	4 g weekly	1 g daily	1 other daily	2 g daily	2 other daily	3 mg daily	5 min daily	250 mg daily	1000 other daily
1	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Using Cannabis

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	3	1	3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	2	67%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	1	33%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	0	0%
A little	1	33%
Not at all	2	67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	0	0%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 3 patient evaluations

othee

Mental Symptoms: mild

Physical Symptoms: none

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe

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othee

2 other daily

since Apr 15, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Nausea
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips I smoke it every day. It might not be the best to smoke it, but it helps alot with my overall mood, appetite, nausea symptoms. Often it's the only thing that... See full evaluation