December 2019

The indications for nabilone include the treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional antiemetic treatments. Is nabilone an…

True or false? Patients who consume marijuana with a high THC concentration in the acute pre-operative period, may be at increased risk of a violent emergence from general anesthesia. This…

Do some cannabinoids cause a prolongation of anesthetic duration? Some do and some don't…. A study in mice with pure extracts of THC, CBD, and CBN showed that while THC…

True or false? The total dose of THC contained within a marijuana cigarette is dependent upon the proportion of buds, stems, leaves and seeds within the marijuana. True. The amount…

Once a patient has refrained from cannabis use for several months and he/she is asymptomatic, is there a risk of recurrence, if the patient starts using cannabis again? Yes.There can…

What are the laboratory markers that would indicate the diagnosis of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome? Actually, there are no suggestive laboratory markers that would readily indicate the possible diagnosis of this…

Hot showers reportedly decrease the nausea and vomiting associated with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.Do these hot showers decrease the intensity of some of the other symptoms of this syndrome? Yes.Hot showers…

Compare the technology of conduction-based vaporizers to convection-based vaporizers. The technology of the convection vaporizers is more advanced and offers more accurate temperature controls and greater efficiency of vaporization. With…

According to the European Pain Federation position paper on appropriate use of cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic pain management, is it prudent to prescribe cannabis‐based medicines to patients…

At what doses of THC would an individual experience psychotropic effects? According to Health Canada’s document entitled Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis and Cannabinoids,“It has been estimated that an…