Evidence on Medical Cannabis

Here you’ll find evidence and resources on the use of cannabis for medical purposes from CADTH and other reliable sources.

You might also want to browse CADTH’s evidence bundle on mental health.

We’ve selected the following materials to get you started:

• Cannabis for Opioid Use Disorder (Rapid Review, October 3, 2022)
• Metered-Dose Inhalers for Medical Cannabis Use (Rapid Review, Apr 11, 2022)
• Weeding through new evidence on medical cannabis (Hospital News article, June 2020)
• Medical Cannabis (Research Gaps, April 2020)
• Medical Cannabis Use in Palliative Care: Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines – An Update (Summary With Critical Appraisal, October 2019)
• Medicinal and Synthetic Cannabinoids for Pediatric Patients: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines (Summary With Critical Appraisal, October 2019)