Background In response to a number of court challenges brought forth by Canadian patients
who demonstrated that they benefited from the use of medicinal cannabis but remained …

Background Despite its increasing prevalence and acceptance among the general public,
cannabis use continues to be viewed as an aberrant activity in many contexts. However, little …

While prohibition has been the dominant regime of cannabis control in most countries for
decades, an increasing number of countries have been implementing cannabis control …

Abstract Background In 2001, Canada established a federal program for cannabis for
therapeutic purposes (CTP). Medical cannabis dispensaries (dispensaries) are widely …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Very little is known about the social experience of medical
cannabis use, including the experience of stigma among approved users. The current study …

Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America's most
popular recreational drug• With contributions by Andrew Weil, Michael Pollan, Lester …

Background Cannabis policies should be relevant to communities most impacted by them.
Home cultivation policies can engage people who grow cannabis and build on their …

North American studies suggest that as many as one-third of people living with HIV/AIDS self-
medicate with cannabis for relief of physical and stress-related symptoms. Although …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe how individuals who self-report
therapeutic use of cannabis perceive its health effects. Data from 23 individual interviews …

Compassion Clubs began providing storefront access to medical cannabis in Canada in
1997, shortly before Canada formally recognized cannabis as having medical benefits in …