MCPH archive
Plain-English evidence explainers and patient education on medical cannabis topics.
Medical Education
If you want the short answer, the evidence for medical cannabis is strongest in a small number of symptom areas and weaker everywhere else. That is not a slogan. It is the practical shape of the current evidence base.
Medical Education
CBD is often marketed as heart-friendly. The evidence is more cautious than the marketing.
Medical Education
Hemp gets talked about as if it were one thing. It is not. Hemp can be a crop, a food ingredient, a source of CBD, or a raw material for industrial products. None of those automatically makes it a medical treatment.
Medical Education
Cannabis has a long history in medicine, but that history is not the same thing as modern evidence. That difference matters. A plant can be used for centuries and still need proper trials, standardised products, and...
Medical Education
If you are thinking about medical cannabis, the most useful conversation is usually a plain one: what symptom are you trying to improve, what have you already tried, and what risks matter most in your life?
Medical Education
Many patients are trying to answer the same question: could medical cannabis help with pain in a way that reduces opioid use? The short answer is that the evidence is promising in some chronic pain settings, but it is...
Medical Education
This study is useful because it shows preference, not proof. It suggests how some adults think about pain relief options when cannabis, opioids, over-the-counter medicines, and no treatment are put side by side.
Medical Education
A conference can be a useful place to spot early signals. It cannot, on its own, prove that a medical cannabis treatment works, is safe, or is ready for routine use.
Medical Education
Industrial hemp is a low-THC form of cannabis grown under licensing rules. It matters because the word "hemp" is often used loosely in marketing, which can blur the line between a crop, a food ingredient, a CBD product,...
