The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast #338 LIVE! Medical Cannabis: Is it still dope?
May 30, 2022
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Differentiate Adult Use From Medical Use
- Separate 'adult use' from 'medical' cannabis when counseling patients to keep the conversation clinical.
- Medical cannabis should focus on specific doses and formulations, not dispensary flower recommendations.
Avoid Smoking; Use Measured Formulations
- Advise patients to avoid smoking and prefer tinctures or edibles for medical cannabis use.
- Recommend measured products (e.g., 2.5 mg THC/CBD) so dosing is predictable and titratable.
Baked Goods Are Not Considered Medicine
- Patients often treat baked goods as medicine, but Dr. Arnsten rejects them as reliable dosing forms.
- She prescribes measured tinctures or capsules so dosing is reproducible and safe.