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Cannabis Derived Products Helpful or Harmful the Recommendations from the Royal College of Psychiatrists Group on Medicinal Cannabis

Abstract

Imran Malik

Cannabis is that the most ordinarily used illicit substance worldwide and therefore the prevalence of users continues to extend. Over the last 2 decades, the planet has seen significant changes regarding cannabis for recreational use also as application of its use as a therapeutic medicine. This is likely to have influenced the decreasing perception of risks associated with the use of cannabis. Cannabis however isn't benign and counting on the pattern of its use, can incur a variety of harmful effects, which have implications when prescribing medicinal cannabinoids for people. Cannabis based products have been suggested for a variety of medical conditions as there is now evidence of medicinal benefit for some cannabis derived products in certain medical conditions for some patients. However, the challenge is with the lack of clarity over the definition of cannabis derived medicinal products and general public’s perception of the new evidence and generalisation of it notwithstanding the adverse effects of cannabis on mental health.

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